Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. The $1.5 billion in federal funding cuts will shutter testing, outreach and housing programs—while one LA nonprofit has

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the restrictions could worsen the crisis by limiting long-term solutions, impacting tens of thousands of Californians. He noted that last year, of the $683 million the state received in CoC funding, approximately 90% went to permanent housing projects.

Sleep is a rare commodity at Lindsay Crain's house. Most nights, she and her husband are up dozens of times, tending to their daughter's seizures. The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks -- sometimes for hours.

Earlier this year, Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition successfully sued the Trump Administration, leading to the reinstatement of federal funding for AmeriCorps in California. The administrati

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have joined a coalition of states suing the Trump administration over new restrictions placed on federal homelessness grants, arguing the policy is unlawful and will push tens of thousands of people back into homelessness.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. From CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall: For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to ...

The Secure Rural Schools Act, which Congress passed overwhelmingly this week, is headed to President Donald Trump for final approval. It would bring $471 million for schools, roads, fire prevention, public safety and other critical needs. In California, 39 counties would share more than $40 million.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states unless they provide information on those receiving the assistance.

The Trump administration is suing over California’s policy of providing in-state tuition, scholarships and loans to some immigrant students.

Most of the media coverage of the federal government's recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on its effects on a handful of elite Ivy League universities, such as Harvard,