Gavin Newsom called the special session to oppose Trump, but questions remain his support for immigrants with criminal ...

State officials say homes should be able to be cooled to a safe indoor air temperature of 82 degrees F. The legislature will ...

California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round ...

Two bills head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after a debate sparked rhetorical fireworks on the floor of the state Assembly.

Before this year’s legislative session really got underway, California legislators were tasked with protecting the state’s ...

California’s Democratic-dominated Assembly has endorsed up to $50 million in funding to defend the state’s progressive ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.

The legislative analyst has a plan to fix the "structural insolvency" of the unemployment benefits fund -- but businesses ...

Learn about California's SB 48, designed to restrict ICE near schools and uphold its sanctuary status amid federal ...

California will spend $2.5 billion to help ... Newsom signed the laws after the state Legislature approved them with bipartisan support earlier in the day. The measures include $2.5 billion ...

As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the ...

We do not trust President Donald Trump,” Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said before the votes, describing Trump’s ...