Grace Gedye
CalMatters ReporterGrace covers California’s economy for CalMatters. Previously, she was an editor at the Washington Monthly. She is a graduate of Pomona College.
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Businesses and workers have questions about California’s new pay transparency law. CalMatters answers which companies need to post pay ranges in job openings, who can ask for their current pay scale, and more. -
Tax returns are used by the state government to send Californians money. But some of the people who could most use the money don’t get it. -
Californians who didn’t file a 2020 tax return won’t get the rebate, but some people will get aid through -
Calls to California’s Employment Development Department disability insurance call centers surged to 12 times their normal volume in late 2021 and early 2022 as the department dealt with fraud. -
California has invested heavily in switching away from gas-powered cars to meet its climate goals. Now Gov. Newsom has proposed sending out checks to car owners to help with the price of gas. -
There are several competing proposals from Californian lawmakers to send checks to Californians to help with gas prices and cut gas taxes. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed pausing tax increase on gas sellers and Republican state lawmakers have pushed for suspending the tax entirely in the short term. Those plans would likely reduce the price of gas, but it’s not clear by how much. -
California has almost $20 billion of debt from the surge in unemployment claims during the pandemic, more than any other state. -
Global supply chain problems have led to a massive backup at Southern California ports. California lawmakers are asking experts about what the state could do to help . -
Facing a staggering wealth gap, California suggests increasing union participation among low-wage workers, noting that a union membership reduces working poverty better than a college degree.
