Kitty Felde
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Social media rumors fuel surge in immigration of minors
How did a law designed to fight sex trafficking and Facebook work together to feed surge in kids crossing the border? → Read More
Where does your Calif. representative stand on Iraq involvement?
KPCC surveyed California congressional delegation on their thoughts on the Iraq situation and asked whether they agree with the administration's efforts. See your rep's response. → Read More
California ballplayers sparkle in Congressional baseball game
Emergency room doctor-turned-congressman Raul Ruiz was the Democrats' most valuable player at the annual Democrats versus Republicans baseball game. → Read More
Flood of back room activity on drought bills
Congress left town without an agreement on drought legislation, but there's plenty of activity behind closed doors. → Read More
Federal highway funding runs out this summer
Congress is split over how to fund highway and bridge repair. Lawmakers running out of time: funding runs out this summer. → Read More
Congress asks why the surge of unaccompanied kids?
Republicans say the promise of amnesty driving the latest surge of kids across the border. The White House says smugglers twist the message. → Read More
Local Democrats want lawyers for undocumented kids
Does the right to an attorney extend to undocumented children? → Read More
Democrats decide to take gun control slowly
It’s been a month since Elliot Rodger killed three roommates and shot three others in Isla Vista, but gun control bills still face poor odds in Congress. → Read More
The life — and death — of a surprise drought measure
It was buried in an energy appropriations bill: money diverted from habitat restoration to farmers for water. But it did not survive. → Read More
Nation's biggest pocket of working poor is in SoCal
As Congressional Democrats push for a higher minimum wage, many of those who would benefit live along the 710 corridor and Northeast L.A. → Read More
Will close House vote on Bob Hope Airport curfew influence the FAA?
Curfew supporters were buoyed by last week's House vote, which fell just four votes shy of letting the airport impose a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew on flights. → Read More
Does Kevin McCarthy's rise mean the Calif. bullet train's downfall?
McCarthy, poised to become House Majority Leader, has long opposed the high speed rail project. Earlier this year he called its business plan "deeply flawed." → Read More
Eric Cantor's defeat could mean a boost for one Californian
Bakersfield's Kevin McCarthy has made a career of getting Republicans elected. Will they elect him as the new House Majority Leader? → Read More
House to vote on cutting Calif. high speed rail dollars
Central Valley Republicans continue to throw roadblocks in front of the state's bullet train, which has yet to break ground. → Read More
How the City of LA got $3.5B from the federal government in 6 months
The city's on a roll, collecting more than $3.5 billion in federal grants and loans since January. Among many reasons, it helps to have a friend in the White House. → Read More
Feinstein: It's up to California to enact more gun control
The state's senior senator has been out in front on gun control measures for decades. Now, she says it's up to Sacramento to plug gun law loopholes. → Read More
Army Corps backs $1B LA River plan (Update)
Following intense lobbying campaign by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Corps has reversed course and now backs a more expensive restoration effort. → Read More
Congress looks at mental health, not gun control, after Isla Vista
It's been a year since a weak background check bill died in the Senate. The Santa Barbara shootings aren't likely to prompt new gun legislation. → Read More
SoCal getting federal manufacturing grant
Who knew the largest manufacturing region in the country was right here in Southern California? The region gets a federal grant to help it grow. → Read More
Central Valley lawmakers to discuss drought compromise
Let the horse trading begin: now that the Senate has passed its drought bill, House members will debate how and where to make concessions. → Read More