Reparations activists urge reintroduction of shelved California bills to establish an agency and fund during Newsom’s special ...

New California laws go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, including one on overdraft fees and several to combat retail theft.

The new laws would protect access to the medication abortion drugs and penalize those who interfere with reproductive rights, ...

The California Legislature kicked off a special session Monday with two bills aimed at preparing the state for future ...

Few bills fail in the Legislature because lawmakers publicly vote “no.” Instead, most bills die when they are shelved, ...

The California Secretary of State is set to certify the state's election results on Friday, nearly two weeks after new state lawmakers took office and days after the state's newly elected U.S. Senator ...

Before the new California Legislature had even been sworn in, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced two bills aimed at ...

Cut the state sales tax from 7.5% to 5.5%. California has the highest state sales tax in the nation, and local governments ...

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California lawmakers will consider a bill to require labels on social media platforms warning of their effects on young ...