Health CareAs Sacramento County begins the process of dropping people from Medi-Cal, local organizations brace for impactApril 12, 2023 | Kate WolffeDue to a federal pandemic-era policy, states stopped taking people off Medicaid, and enrollment in counties like Sacramento soared. Now, those counties are going over their rosters, and millions of Californians are expected to be disenrolled. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia doesn’t allow accent marks on official documents, like IDs and birth certificates. Proposed bill could change thatApril 12, 2023Diacritical marks are placed above, below or next to a letter to indicate a particular pronunciation. A Sacramento-area family is pushing to get California to recognize those marks on state-issued documents.
Health CareCalifornia changed mask mandates in healthcare settings. How are Sacramento region providers responding?April 12, 2023 | Janelle SalangaHere’s a list of major healthcare settings and how they’ve changed their masking requirements. Per the Americans with Disabilities Act, you can still legally request your healthcare provider wear a mask during appointments.
EnvironmentHistoric California snowpack heightens risk of springtime flooding, officials sayApril 11, 2023 | Manola SecairaOfficials say California’s snowpack could melt and trickle down slowly during the spring and summer months, but warm rainfall might accelerate that process and force flood concerns statewide.
Race and EquityInterview: Sacramento’s Alan Rowe discusses how his group, U-CAN, helps Black and marginalized students get into collegeApril 11, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaThe United College Action Network was founded 35 years ago and has partnered with over 100 historically Black colleges and universities to make higher education accessible to students of color. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWhat can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not muchApril 10, 2023A ruling that suspends federal approval for medication abortion will not be easy for California abortion access advocates to overcome. Unless it’s reversed on appeal, the drug will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.
What stands between you and a four-day weekApril 10, 2023Evidence from pilot programs show that 32 hour weeks are feasible, but business groups in California say it won’t work for all companies. Lawmakers in California and D.C. are introducing bills that would encourage or require shortened work weeks.
Unhoused residents at Sacramento’s 'Camp Resolution' reach first-of-its-kind lease to remain on city-owned propertyApril 10, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe deal allows the approximately 50 people living in tents and trailers at the camp to remain until all obtain permanent housing. The city had threatened to remove residents last fall.
Health CareGov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens. Then federal law got in the way.April 9, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states.
California schools face ‘deep trouble’ as flooding danger loomsApril 9, 2023One out of 5 California schools in area of high or moderate flood risk
