Cal Matters Dan Walters June 12, 2026 California’s next governor — most likely former Attorney General Xavier Becerra — will inherit a raft of knotty, unresolved issues. Some, such as the high rate of homelessness and very high cost of living, predate current Gov. Gavin Newsom. Others, such as the chronic multibillion-dollar budget deficit and stubbornly high unemployment rate, arose […]
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Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman June 12, 2026 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is rebranding. The accreditor announced Thursday that starting in September it’s changing its name to the Commission on Colleges and Universities. The goal of the new name is to acknowledge the national role of the historically regional […]
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Duane Morris June 12, 2026 On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-8. The opinion letter provides significant guidance on several recurring wage-and-hour compliance issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, it addresses four core questions: (1) when pre-shift work activities constitute compensable […]
Read MoreCal Matters Adam Echelman April 10, 2026 Hudson Idov wasn’t excited about any of his college options — that is, until his Los Angeles house burned down in the Palisades Fire his senior year of high school. Less than a week after graduation, he and one of his classmates enrolled in the carpentry program at […]
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