Santa Barbara State Senator Monique Limón is the first woman of color and the first mother to be elected as the next ...

Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) predicts the Legislature will still be fiddling with the budget until it adjourns in September and vows: “I’ll continue to advocate for adequate funding for 36.” He ...

California will enact new laws to boost consumer rights, health care, legal access, and labor protections, reflecting its ...

The California Legislature passed a state budget on June 13 that relies more on borrowing than spending cuts to close a ...

The California State Library Parks Pass program faces a potential discontinuation as lawmakers address a $12 billion deficit.

Some Republican lawmakers in California are looking to eliminate sanctuary state laws in the wake of the recent immigration ...

A bill, currently in the Senate, would let the state resolve labor law and union disputes when the NLRB fails to.

California Democrats concluded a constitutional convention might not play out how Gov. Newsom wanted now that Trump is back ...

Gavin Newsom and top Democrats to make California more affordable. Silicon Valley state Sen. Josh Becker, a Democrat, is at the helm of the plans. Becker chairs the powerful Senate committee on ...

ASHLEY ZAVALA EXPLAINS WHAT’S GOING ON. THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE HAS MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR JOURNALISTS TO DO THEIR JOBS HERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORK IN TV NEWS ...

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers returned to the ... kicked off the same day the state legislature swore in its newly elected members — meaning some of their first official actions will ...

She's one of 59 women who will now be serving in the California State Legislature, which is an all-time high. "I'm very proud that we are at that point in our state and I'm very excited to have ...