Armed with expansive emergency powers, many of the nation’s governors are placing unprecedented restrictions on our lives to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They have closed schools, shut down huge numbers of businesses, and ordered people to stay in … Read more
There’s nothing short of a crisis in our state capitals. Statehouse reporting corps have decreased dramatically in the past decade, and, too often, the journalists who remain must answer the call for daily copy to churn … Read more
Two years ago CALmatters, a nonprofit news organization, launched with four reporters and 40 media partners because we saw a pressing need for statewide explanatory journalism as well as commentary and analysis about policy and politics to … Read more