The Latest Breaking News from the California Legislature

There would seem to be little added fairness, and little added incentive for illegal immigration, in letting more people draw from a well that's already run dry.

The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in session for the year

The California Legislature is poised to begin its summer recess having passed the latest state budget. The $310 billion plan is a reflection of our values, dedicating spending to getting homeless people off the street, supporting schools, keeping public transit afloat and treating mental illness. As a member of the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature has passed another so-called on-time state budget. Wink, wink. It's barely a half-baked budget.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature will soon receive a sweeping set of recommended reparations for African Americans whose ancestors suffered economically from slavery and racial discrimination. Then what?

Activists who would like to see more housing built and people who build housing for a living would seem to be natural allies. A new bill in the California Legislature is driving them apart.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature in Sacramento was disrupted Thursday morning after the California Highway Patrol warned of a "credible" threat to the Capitol building.

After months with little apparent progress, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to hold the oil industry accountable for high gas prices and deter price gouging is now on a fast track toward passage in the California Legislature.

In a stunning decision Friday that departs from nearly 90 years of Supreme Court decisions, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a constitutional challenge to Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California law meant to protect low-wage workers.