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A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will likely take effect in the coming days
June 27, 2024
Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the budget
June 22, 2024
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state’s November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes
June 20, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors more money to treat Medicaid patients
June 12, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional Medicaid benefit for some disabled immigrants
May 31, 2024
Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom
May 23, 2024
The California Legislature has passed its own version of a state spending plan that rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget cuts
June 13, 2024
A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph
May 21, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a series of painful budget cuts to close the state's growing deficit
May 10, 2024
California's population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years
April 30, 2024
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose
April 29, 2024
California school districts are preparing for the impacts of a new minimum wage for fast food workers
April 04, 2024
California wants to pay doctors more money to convince them to see more Medicaid patients
March 21, 2024
Private organizations involved in negotiations over California's minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement
March 11, 2024
A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his Panera Bread restaurants will comply with a new minimum wage law
March 06, 2024
Republican leaders in California are criticizing a minimum wage increase for fast food workers
February 29, 2024
Voters in a rural Northern California county will decide whether to recall a local elected official in a race that centers on hand-counting of ballots
February 29, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects to remove or bypass dams that have blocked salmon
January 30, 2024
A California judge has ruled that the state does not have permission to borrow billions of dollars for a water project
January 18, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will not sign a proposed ban on tackle football for kids under 12
January 17, 2024
California regulators have approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses
December 19, 2023
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's new contract could have the added benefit of avoiding most of California's income tax
December 15, 2023
California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit
December 07, 2023
California Democratic Party leaders have canceled a portion of their state convention following a large demonstration calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
November 18, 2023
About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year
November 16, 2023
