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STANFORD, CA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 - Stanford Tax Professor and ReadyReturn creator Joe Bankman stands for a portrait at Stanford Law School in Stanford, California on September 12, 2021. (Josh Edelson/for the Times)

California tried to save the nation from the misery of tax filing — then Intuit stepped in

California came up with a plan for the government to do your taxes for you. Tax software firms — led by Intuit — worked tirelessly to kill it. Why it is getting another look in Washington.

Democrats want to slow climate change in a new bill. It’s proving harder than they thought
Voting rights bill dies in Senate, amping up pressure to end filibuster

Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed down $2-trillion plan
House Jan. 6 panel votes to hold ex-Trump advisor Stephen Bannon in contempt
Lawmaker urges new probe after Army closes investigation of Chino soldier’s slaying
Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI
Migrants make increasingly dangerous journeys to enter California through the coast
U.S. envoy for Afghanistan steps down after withdrawal
Four things you didn’t know about Colin Powell

LA Times Today: Remembering Colin Powell
LA Times Today: Could Gavin Newsom be president?
Ahead of holidays, Biden tries to untangle supply chain mess

California Politics

Nicholas Goldberg: Should we cut Ridley-Thomas slack because his alleged crimes were on behalf of his son?
Using new law, L.A. City Council bans homeless encampments at 54 spots
L.A. City Council votes to suspend Mark Ridley-Thomas amid federal charges
L.A. County supervisors order independent audit of Mark Ridley-Thomas bribery charges
Two L.A. council members fight over who gets USC as redistricting heats up

The United States of California, a series exploring the state’s vast impact on the nation

Electric cars, climate credit schemes, diverse boardrooms and a ‘Hydrogen Highway’: How California exports its ideas and policies across the U.S.

In Depth

FILE - In this May 24, 2021, file photo, a student looks back at his mother as he is vaccinated at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students 12 and older in San Pedro, Calif. California health officials are making plans to begin giving booster shots for older people along with vaccinations for kids under 12. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Here’s what you need to know about the White House plan to vaccinate children

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5 could be available by early November at pharmacies and pediatrician’s offices.

Lake Mead, NV - October 18: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a tour of Lake Mead on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 in Lake Mead, NV. The Southern Nevada Water Authority briefed the vice president on the ongoing drought in Lake Mead, which supplies more than 90% of water to the Las Vegas Valley. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris visits Lake Mead to sell Biden’s climate agenda amid drought in West

The Supreme Court is seen as morning fog lingers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion law

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)

Colin Powell, America’s first Black secretary of State, dies at 84

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Column: For Nancy Pelosi, maybe one last chance to do something really, really big

Politics and the Pandemic

Appeals court tosses order aimed at protecting immigration detainees from COVID-19
White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million children ages 5 to 11
What Colin Powell’s death tells us — and doesn’t — about COVID-19 and vaccines
Five things to know about the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates
New Hampshire rejects $27 million for vaccination outreach
Biden will announce expanded operations at Port of Los Angeles as supply chain crunch continues

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