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Will Cal Fire get funding for more year-round firefighters in California’s state budget?
The fate of a number of Cal Fire-related bills remain in limbo as budget negotiations kick off between Gov. Gavin Newsom and ...
Don’t like Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget? California Legislature gets to respond
The U.S. Senate last week rejected an effort by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Democratic colleagues that would have forced ...
They drove for hours to speak in the Capitol. California lawmakers cut them off
As lawmakers try to rush through thousands of bills, regular people are often cut off at the microphone because the ...
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‘Relic of slavery’: California lawmakers are trying again to raise pay for incarcerated workers
Many people in California prisons and jails work for less than $1 an hour. Lawmakers are advancing two bills that could lead ...
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Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Gov. Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But earmarking half of this ...
With its climate progress under assault, California takes up a multipronged defense
California has the tools, means and desire to to fight back against Trump's environmental actions, including through lawsuits ...
Newsom blames California’s $12 billion budget shortfall on tariffs, Medi-Cal spending on immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding ...
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Guidance by California appellate courts on the Legislature and its legislative process, Part 1
The California Government Code provides for aspects of the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. There have ...
California lawmakers pull ethnic studies bill, introduce anti-discrimination bill
The move marks the second time an attempt to place restrictions on ethnic studies courses has failed to gain traction, ...
California Assembly advances bill to toughen penalties for soliciting sex from older teens
The California Assembly has advanced legislation to impose harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and ...
California budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costs
With President Donald Trump's tariffs wreaking havoc on California’s economy and health costs rising, state leaders will have ...
California High Speed Rail’s budget gap could grow to $10.2 billion for Bakersfield-to-Merced line
California’s High Speed Rail project may soon face a $10.2 billion budget gap, even larger than what lawmakers expected two ...