California State Legislature
Coverage of California State Legislature in the Nexus archive.
- California launches trust fund for foster, COVID-bereft youth
California's HOPE program provides a $3,000 trust fund for foster youth and children who lost a parent to COVID, accessible at age 18. The initiative, established by the state Legislature in 2022, aims to support approximately 56,000 children with long-term financial stability.
- Disabled veterans may be getting a big property tax break in California
Severely disabled veterans in California may receive an expanded tax break, exempting 50% of their residential property from taxation, or 100% if their household income is $40,000 or less. The proposed legislation aims to support fully disabled veterans. This tax break could significantly impact the lives of eligible veterans.
- After exile, California tribes could help run their ancestral redwoods again
California tribes may help manage their ancestral redwood forests again as lawmakers consider a bill to reimagine the state's demonstration forests, pitting tribes and environmentalists against loggers. The bill aims to give tribes more control over their ancestral lands. This could lead to changes in the management of California's 14 demonstration forests.