The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California lawmakers have sent several consequential education bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom for approval or veto.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Assembly Bill 495, a measure allowing a broader range of relatives to act as caregivers for children if their parents are deported—a move that has ...

California's latest move against the Trump agenda has some parents and activists sounding the alarm over a proposal they say could create legal loopholes that could endanger children and hinder ...

Children under 13 could not ride in a car’s front seat under a bill now in the California Legislature. Related Articles Skelton: Courage lacking to fix California’s deep-rooted budget shortfall ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announces that California is suing the White House to restore SNAP funding before the cutoff during a news conference in Sacramento, California, U.S., October 28, 2025 ...

Laura Hanford is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family. California’s radical Legislature is poised to destroy yet another child ...

First 5 California has approved a $10 million investment directed toward helping children impacted by the country’s sweeping immigration enforcement efforts. The California Children and Families ...