Kern, R-Glendale, is finishing his first state Senate term. He previously served three terms in the state House. This fall, he opted to run for a congressional seat rather than seek a return to ...

State Senator Shannon Grove sent a letter to President Donald Trump Tuesday to visit Kern County. In her letter she called the county the "heart of the state's oil production and area vital to ...

Can Strickland avoid the April runoff? He faces John Briscoe, Julie Diep and Jimmy Pham in today’s primary contest.

Finchem and Kern were state House representatives when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Finchem is now in the state Senate. The letter alleged they “through words and conduct ...

In another sign California's road to carbon neutrality doesn't necessarily run through Kern County, a bill has been proposed ...

Emails sent to Los Angeles and Orange county voters had a subject line that read "One Week Left to Return Your Ballot," and said that "is the last day for your ballot to be mailed and postmarked," ...

Senate Bill 643, introduced Feb. 20 by Democratic state Sen. Anna Caballero ... which has been a focus in Kern. While the overarching goal is to help the state meet its goal of net zero carbon ...