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April 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM

As Internet Usage Grows, Californians Are Concerned about Online Security

As Internet Usage Grows, Californians Are Concerned about Online Security With a record-high share of Californians using the internet at home, online privacy and security are key issues. Identity theft and credit card or ban... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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April 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM

California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System Hits Major Milestone

California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System Hits Major Milestone The California Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System is an ambitious effort to strengthen the education pipeline by linking educational, social services,... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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April 2, 2024 at 4:58 PM

4/16: The Political Views of Young Californians

4/16: The Political Views of Young Californians Join us on 4/16 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION The Political Views of Young Californians Tuesday, April 16, …
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April 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM

California's Digital Divide

California's Digital Divide The digital divide has narrowed, but there are still gaps in access to internet and devices. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET California's Digital Divide Joseph Hayes, Eric Assan, and Niu Gao Digital …
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April 1, 2024 at 5:19 PM

The Future of Fog

The Future of Fog Fog is central to life in California, but climate change is going to disrupt this quintessentially Californian weather experience. We asked Todd Dawso... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG The…
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March 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM

Video: Spotlight on Rural California

Video: Spotlight on Rural California PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye speaks with assembly Republican leader James Gallagher and then with a panel of local and regional leaders... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR…
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March 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Why Have US and California Jobs Numbers Diverged?

Why Have US and California Jobs Numbers Diverged? Though unemployment statewide remains low by historical standards, California's recent job growth has been notably slower than growth in the nation as... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 28, 2024 at 3:58 PM

The Political Views of Young Californians

The Political Views of Young Californians Young Californians may be less politically polarized than older Californians. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION The Political Views of Young Californians Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch…
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March 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM

How Has Party Voting Changed in California?

How Has Party Voting Changed in California? As part of an ongoing series celebrating PPIC's 30th anniversary, policy director and senior fellow Eric McGhee looks at shifts in Californians’ votin... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NE…
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March 25, 2024 at 8:04 PM

How Business and Government Might Solve the Freshwater Crisis—Together

How Business and Government Might Solve the Freshwater Crisis—Together Does the public sector need the private sector’s help to address the freshwater crisis? That’s the thesis of Stanford law and environmental social sci... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Video: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered?

Video: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered? PPIC policy director and senior fellow Eric McGhee discusses new research on whether changes to certain voter registration processes in California hav... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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March 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM

An Update on Homelessness in California

An Update on Homelessness in California California's homeless population may have increased as much as 7.5% between 2022 and 2023. We look at what the latest data say about people experienci... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON…
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March 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Rural California

Rural California Essential facts about demographic, economic, and societal trends in rural areas today. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET Rural California Hans Johnson and Marisol Cuellar Mejia Rural California is home to 2.3 mil…
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March 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM

Discontent with Major Political Parties Continues to Simmer

Discontent with Major Political Parties Continues to Simmer More than one-third of Californians have unfavorable views of both the Democratic and Republican parties—a larger share than four years ago—and an ove... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM

What’s Worse Than a Flood? A Debris Flow

What’s Worse Than a Flood? A Debris Flow Move over, floods—there’s a new natural disaster in town: debris flows. We know that debris flows can be even more destructive than floods, but what a... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW O…
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March 15, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Revised Estimates Show Weaker 2023 Job Trends in California—but There Are Signs of Strength

Revised Estimates Show Weaker 2023 Job Trends in California—but There Are Signs of Strength Revised data show that California experienced weaker job growth in 2023 than originally estimated. However, January’s job report shows signs of an imp... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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March 14, 2024 at 4:59 PM

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California Join us in Sacramento on 3/21 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Spotlight on Rural California 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Fut…
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March 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Learning Recovery for Homeless Students Lags behind Other High-Need Groups

Learning Recovery for Homeless Students Lags behind Other High-Need Groups In the last in a series on K–12 students who have experienced homelessness, we look at how these youth are faring academically. While learning loss du... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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March 12, 2024 at 10:07 PM

Testimony: Most Californians Are “Pretty Happy” but a Growing Share Are “Not Too Happy”

Testimony: Most Californians Are “Pretty Happy” but a Growing Share Are “Not Too Happy” Mark Baldassare, PPIC Statewide Survey director and Miller Chair in Public Policy, testified at a hearing of the Select Committee on Happiness and Pub... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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March 7, 2024 at 7:35 PM

Video: Labor Force Participation in California

Video: Labor Force Participation in California California faces a shrinking labor force, largely due to an aging population. PPIC researchers Julien Lafortune, Hans Johnson, and Marisol Cuellar Mej... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 7, 2024 at 5:58 PM

3/12: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered?

3/12: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered? Join us on 3/12 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Do Registration Reforms Add New…
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March 7, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered?

Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered? A new report examines the role of automatic voter registration in adding and updating voters. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Do Registration Reforms …
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March 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Student Homelessness Reaches 10% or Higher in Some Counties

Student Homelessness Reaches 10% or Higher in Some Counties Student homelessness is most concentrated on the central and north coasts and in the Sierra region, while living arrangements for homeless students di... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM

The Colorado River’s Hydrology is Changing. Can We Adapt?

The Colorado River’s Hydrology is Changing. Can We Adapt? The Colorado River’s hydrology is changing—and the dwindling water supplies are hitting Southern California hard. We sat down with Colorado River Boar... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
  Tani Cantil-Sakauye, PPIC · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM

March Bulletin — Labor Force Participation in California

March Bulletin — Labor Force Participation in California Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  MARCH BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE Labor Force Participation in California Californi…
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February 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM

California’s Economy—Past, Present, and Future

California’s Economy—Past, Present, and Future As part on an ongoing series celebrating PPIC's 30th anniversary, Sarah Bohn—who directs the new PPIC Economic Policy Center—reflects on key trends an... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California Join us in Sacramento on 3/21 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Spotlight on Rural California 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Fut…
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February 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Floods and Sea Level Rise in California

Floods and Sea Level Rise in California Sea levels and flood risks are rising in California—but improved planning can help. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS Floods and Sea Level Rise in California Letitia Grenier, Jeffrey Mount…
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February 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Video: Californians and Their Government

Video: Californians and Their Government Researchers Dean Bonner and Lauren Mora discuss key finding from the latest PPIC Statewide Survey, including likely voters’ preferences in the top-two... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW O…
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February 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM

3/12: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered?

3/12: Do Registration Reforms Add New Voters or Keep Californians Registered? Join us on 3/12 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Do Registration Reforms Add New…
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February 27, 2024 at 9:38 PM

California’s Renters

California’s Renters California's housing shortage puts particular financial pressure on renters, who account for more than four in ten of the state's households. What do... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG C…
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February 26, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Student Homelessness Rises to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Student Homelessness Rises to Pre-Pandemic Levels Nearly a quarter million K–12 students in California experienced homelessness at some point during the 2022–23 school year. After three years of decli... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Californians share their views on current issues in the latest PPIC Statewide Survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government …
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February 22, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Video: California’s Economic Future

Video: California’s Economic Future At the launch event for PPIC's new Economic Policy Center, Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal spoke with center director Sarah Bohn and leaders from across the... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR…
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February 22, 2024 at 5:59 PM

2/23: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

2/23: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Join us on 2/23 for a presentation and discussion of PPIC's latest survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Governm…
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February 21, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Testimony: California’s K–12 Digital Divide Has Narrowed, but Access Gaps Persist

Testimony: California’s K–12 Digital Divide Has Narrowed, but Access Gaps Persist At an Assembly Education Committee hearing on addressing students’ post-pandemic needs, PPIC senior fellow Niu Gao discussed the role that federal, st... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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February 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California

3/21: Spotlight on Rural California Join us in Sacramento on 3/21 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Spotlight on Rural California 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Fut…
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February 20, 2024 at 7:09 PM

Chronic Absenteeism in K–12 Schools Remains Troublingly High

Chronic Absenteeism in K–12 Schools Remains Troublingly High The rate of chronic absenteeism in California schools declined slightly during the 2022-23 school year but is still double what it was prior to the pa... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM

2/27: Labor Force Participation in California

2/27: Labor Force Participation in California Join us on 2/27 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Labor Force Participation in California Tuesday, February 27, 2…
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February 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Falling Jail Populations Have Eased Overcrowding in Most County Jails

Falling Jail Populations Have Eased Overcrowding in Most County Jails California jails have historically faced capacity issues that required counties to release people early. However, a close look at jail populations in... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 15, 2024 at 4:59 PM

Labor Force Participation in California

Labor Force Participation in California California’s labor force participation is shrinking. How can the state build its future workforce? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Labor Force Participation in California Julien Lafo…
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February 14, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Learning Recovery Is Uneven for Urban and Rural School Districts

Learning Recovery Is Uneven for Urban and Rural School Districts Half of California's K–12 students are enrolled in urban or rural districts. Compared to the rest of the state, these districts have seen a slower pac... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 13, 2024 at 8:57 PM

2/27: Labor Force Participation in California

2/27: Labor Force Participation in California Join us on 2/27 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Labor Force Participation in California Tuesday, February 27, 2…
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February 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM

Where Are Californians Going When They Leave the Golden State?

Where Are Californians Going When They Leave the Golden State? California continues to lose residents to other parts of the US, with the main beneficiaries being neighboring states. However, with the pandemic rece... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Medi-Cal Expansion and Health Care Access

Medi-Cal Expansion and Health Care Access Our recent blog post series examines some of the key effects of Medi-Cal expansion on health care coverage and access. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Medi-Cal Expansion and Health Care Access Over the …
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February 12, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Video: Eel River—Reconnecting Salmon and People

Video: Eel River—Reconnecting Salmon and People The Eel River once hosted one of California’s great salmon runs, but a combination of factors decimated those populations. Now, planned dam removals m... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
  Tani Cantil-Sakauye, PPIC · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 6:59 PM

February Bulletin — Introducing the PPIC Economic Policy Center

February Bulletin — Introducing the PPIC Economic Policy Center Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FEBRUARY BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE Introducing the PPIC Economic Policy Ce…
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February 8, 2024 at 8:37 PM

Counties Are Key Partners in the Medi-Cal Program

Counties Are Key Partners in the Medi-Cal Program County governments play an important role in administering Medi-Cal and organizing and delivering health services. We look at how counties' Medi-Cal r... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 8, 2024 at 6:01 PM

2/14: California’s Economic Future

2/14: California’s Economic Future Join us in Sacramento on 2/14 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION California’s Economic Future 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Futur…
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February 8, 2024 at 4:56 PM

California's Workers and Businesses

California's Workers and Businesses Three new fact sheets provide essential information about California’s businesses and workers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS California's Workers and Businesses Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar…