California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion ...

Lawmakers passed the budget and most budget-related bills on to the Governor Friday, with just a handful left to pass Monday, ...

To help fill the budget deficit, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to shift some funding from Proposition 4, a $10 billion climate ...

Democratic leaders also rely on using state savings, borrowing from special funds and delaying payments to plug the budget hole.

A budget trailer bill would "pause" for six years local governments' ability to set higher environmental standards for construction projects.

The governor’s insistence led to a week of confusion as lawmakers rushed to work out a compromise with powerful unions and ...

A proposal to pause a planned tax hike on retail cannabis has set off alarm bells among child safety advocates whose substance use prevention and treatment work depends on funds generated by sales of ...

California State Senator María Elena Durazo introduced Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) to modernize the state’s open meeting law—the ...

The Senate passed the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill Thursday — legislation Indigenous leaders have warned could lead to widespread protests and legal challenges if Ottawa does ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers struck a budget agreement that provides $750 million in tax credits for ...

California lawmakers are poised to approve a six-month delay in implementing the state’s in vitro fertilization law, pushing ...