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When first lady Michelle Obama told more than 14,000 women last week that women?s ways of knowing just how, and when, to support each other is one of the characteristics that sets them apart from their male counterparts, the largely female audience responded with...

While the California budget remains in limbo, having long missed its deadline for approval, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing another critical deadline with important implications for young children. As of 10 a.m. today, he has only 86 hours to make decisions...

Health care reform continues to be a top priority in First 5 LA's Public Policy Agenda, and several key provisions in the new national health care reform law are in line with what has been outlined in the First 5 LA Statement of Health Care Reform Principles. This is...

The trend of place-based investments has been growing in recent years, as demonstrated by First 5 LA's new Strategic Plan, and the Obama Administration is also riding the wave of targeted community-based investment strategies. Last August, a White House memo outlined...

September 11 was the last day for the state Legislature to pass bills and send them to the Governor's desk to be signed. Now, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has until this Sunday, October 11, to sign or veto these pieces of legislation and all bills signed by him...

The final report in the RAND Corporation's series on California's preschool system confirms that early childhood education is a critical part of K-12 reform. The study shows how California can invest in a high-quality early learning system to help close the state's...

Governor Schwarzenegger's 2009-10 budget proposal calls for the elimination of First 5 California and what amounts to a permanent 60 percent reduction in funding to the state's 58 county commissions, including First 5 LA. Although the Governor's proposal is less...

California's budget deficit, and the proposed 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal and other state-supported services, threatens to undermine much of the work that healthcare providers and children's advocates have undertaken in the last 10 years. Although most polls show that...

Health care reform advocates throughout the state were dealt a major setback as the governor's health care reform package failed to make it out of the Senate. On Monday, Jan 28th, the Senate Health Committee voted to oppose the Governor and Speaker Nuñez's health care...