Monday through Friday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:
- Two state bills, known as the California Voting Rights Act of 2026, authored by Riverside Senator Sabrina Cervantes, are headed to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk.
- California state lawmakers passed a series of bills during their final days of session aimed at regulating data centers projects.
- California lawmakers passed a bill that aims to speed up the process to reclassify students from English learners to proficient English speakers.
- A bill that strengthens protections for Native Americans to practice their spiritual traditions on state land has passed through the legislature this weekend and is heading to the governor's desk.
- Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids.
