Cal Matters
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More than 3-thousand California pharmacies have stopped flavoring medication as of this month (November). That leaves just 50 statewide that will add flavors like bubble gum or strawberry to make it easier for some children to take medicine. The shift comes right as holiday travel and flu season head into full swing. CalMatters' health reporter Shreya Agrawal reports.
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In one of the many low income rural communities struck by flooding earlier this year residents and local officials are still wrangling over how to spend recovery money. At issue is 20-million dollars in state funds for the Central Valley town of Planada. CalMatters' Nicole Foy reports.
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Community college enrollment in California is up for the first time since the pandemic started. That's according to new data from the Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. CalMatters reporter Adam Echelman has more.
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Scammers have been stealing millions of dollars a month from low-income Californians' EBT debit cards. Yet the state still hasn't put in needed protections to keep those cards secure. CalMatters reporter Jeanne Kuang has more.
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A new law recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom aims to put more computer science teachers in classrooms throughout the state. Right now less than half of California high schools offer computer science courses well below the national average. CalMatters education reporter Carolyn Jones has more.