THE STATE CAPITOL CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS BACK HERE IN SACRAMENTO TODAY STARTING A NEW YEAR OF LAWMAKING AND FIGURING OUT HOW AND WHERE TO SPEND YOUR MONEY. THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO BE STRAPPED FOR CASH ...

After a federal court struck down California's law that attempted to prohibit immigration agents and federal officers from ...

Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 and Senate Bill (SB) 351 continue to evolve as they progress through the California State Legislature. On August 21, 2025, the California State Senate amended AB 1415 by ...

After weeks of speculation, Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur announced her candidacy for California State Senate District 16.

(CN) — California’s Proposition 50 rearranged the state’s congressional district like puzzle pieces. Some districts saw little change. Others, like District 1 in the North State, saw a massive shift.

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Over the weekend, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a suite of energy-related bills pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that came forward in the final days of the California legislative session. The measures ...

On September 13, 2025, Assembly Bill (AB) 825, titled the Independent System Operator: Independent Regional Organization Act, passed the California state Senate on a 34-0 vote, and a 74-1 approval in ...

California Democrats on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment that would put a new state congressional map before voters this fall — their effort to retaliate after Texas Republicans approved a ...