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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

First 5 LA, the largest local funder of children's health insurance in Los Angeles County, last Thursday joined a coalition of health care funders and advocates in calling for state officials to...