Findhelp is a public benefit corporation that wants the structure of the National Labor Relations Board held unconstitutional. Critics say those things don’t square.
Bay Area and L.A. residents weigh a regressive fix as funding cuts threaten basic care for the uninsured.
California law requires public schools to teach about the contributions of LGBTQ people. Teachers say that’s only getting harder under Trump.
Health care workers say the system’s push for growth is undermining a once-vaunted partnership — and affecting patients.
As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t. “It’s a movement,” says Patriotic Millionaire’s Chuck Collins.
A Minnesota journalist, arrested for covering a protest, reflects on standing up to power and how the Black press keeps the U.S. honest about its history.
Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials.
Menopause is an inevitable life stage for women, but many don’t receive adequate medical care. New California legislation aims to expand access, but excludes millions on Medi-Cal.
A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.
Regulators are again fining the health care giant for inadequate investment in mental health care.
In the face of death and disease, global health workers struggle to keep hope alive.
Thanks to bills that did pass, state will divert money to pay for industry problems: abandoned wells and induced earthquakes.
Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra says attacks on the Affordable Care Act underscore the urgency of creating state-run health insurance.
In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state’s petrochemical industry.
The state has spent $225,000 in staff time fighting Targa over emission infractions, some that the company reported itself.
To activists, the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti echo two controversial killings in San Diego under Rodney Scott’s watch.
U.S. immigration agents involved in three shootings since June have been recorded or accused of using derogatory language about women or people of color.
Fear of aggressive deportation raids is deterring foreign visitors, leading to a reduction in hours for workers and lost revenue.
Watching from the sky, researchers find planet-warming pollutants leaking into the atmosphere are undercounted by at least two times.