Only a small number of mailed ballots are rejected for arriving late, but rejection rates have been rising in recent ...

California spent $23 billion on higher education in the 2025–26 budget—about 10% of the General Fund. At that share, higher education ranks third for state spending, behind Health and Human Services ...

Commissioned by PPIC for the Tenth Annual Envisioning California Conference, Sacramento, California, September 24-26, 1998.

Supported with funding from the Laural Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the Regional Water Authority, Sacramento Groundwater Association, State Water Contractors, and the Water Foundation ...

The State Water Resources Control Board is updating the Bay–Delta Water Quality Control Plan, which is set for adoption in late October 2026. Protecting water quality in the Sacramento–San Joaquin ...

This November, voters will decide the fate of several tax initiatives on the California ballot. Join PPIC for an engaging and informative discussion on the fiscal impacts, public sentiment, and ...

The Colorado River is in crisis. Reservoir levels are at historic lows—Lake Powell is at 21% of capacity, while Lake Mead is at 27%, threatening hydropower operations and possibly even reservoir ...

As states implement changes to food assistance and public health insurance under new federal requirements, these shifts could have significant effects on poverty. In 2025, California’s poverty rate ...

About one in three Californians live in or near poverty, and the longstanding divide between rich and poor poses major challenges for our state and nation. PPIC builds understanding of what economic ...

10% Share of working Californians who live in poverty.

Access to high-quality early care and education (ECE) matters for both parents’ employment and their children’s later life success. In recent years, California’s child care landscape has experienced ...

26% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans are age 18 to 34.