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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

  • By CHARLOTTE KRAMON, ALEX VEIGA and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable. The bill passed on Thursday would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. It now heads back to the House, which passed a separate version earlier this year. It is unclear whether President Donald Trump would sign it after declaring last weekend that he won't sign any new measures unless Congress passes legislation that would require voters to show proof of citizenship.

Housing bills spur dissent
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Housing bills spur dissent

  • By Ben Christopher CalMatters
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One of the most controversial housing bills of the year has lived to be voted upon another day, but only by surviving the Legislative equivale…

Ethnic studies remain unfunded
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Ethnic studies remain unfunded

  • By John Fensterwald EdSource
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Three years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation mandating that high schools offer ethnic studies “upon appropriation,” starting in 2025-26.

Legislature is back: Five key questions
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Legislature is back: Five key questions

  • By Alexai Koseff and Sameea Kamal CalMatters

A soaring homeless population. A bitter battle with the oil industry over gasoline prices. A spending plan for a state with the world’s fourth…