Evening News - Thu July 27th, 2023

New data suggests that California's Community College system may be falling short on one of its most important benchmarks — the transfer rate of students to four year colleges or universities. The California News Service covers the ways that a program could aid in solving that problem by allowing community college students to obtain bachelor degrees without transferring. California, as of right now, has officially banned state-funded travel to more than half of the country, as a kind of boycott response to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The California Report explores how democratic lawmakers want to consider changing tactics. We close with an essay by Molly Fisk.