The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on ...

MICHIGAN — Hundreds of Michigan households are in jeopardy of losing their rental assistance as a federal pandemic housing program is running out of money. The Housing Choice Voucher Program helps low ...

The Trump administration is eliminating a preference for fiber Internet in a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, a change that is expected to reduce spending on the most advanced wired ...

The Hochul administration softened its deadline for a pro-union overhaul of the state’s $9 billion home care system -– after a rollout so chaotic one insider called it “a s–t show.” Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

New York City’s last remaining "migrant hotel" will soon cease to be an emergency shelter, following the Trump administration’s border crackdown that eased pressure on Texas – which had previously ...

New York City will start a pilot program to provide free child care for children ages 2 and under for hundreds of low-income families as part of a $116 billion budget deal between the City Council and ...

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