CHANGE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. WITH THE STATE CAPITOL AS A BACKDROP, THEY’RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING REALLY UNPRECEDENTED. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES AND LABOR LEADERS STAND UNITED AGAINST A TRAILER BILL ...

YOU UPDATES AS IT WARRANTS. NOW LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE STATE CAPITOL A WEEK FROM TOMORROW. CALIFORNIA’S NEW BUDGET YEAR STARTS, BUT THE STATE’S LEADERS STILL DO NOT HAVE A PLAN. TALKS ON THE ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently proposed 2026-27 state budget included a pleasant surprise: a deficit of about $3 billion — significantly less than analysts had estimated. But when it comes to California ...

From left, Gov. Gavin Newsom; Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire; and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. (Associated Press; For The Times) California leaders reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on ...

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, and Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, the committee’s vice chair, discuss California’s finances during a budget ...

Senate President pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Santa Rosa, left, and state Sens. Christopher Cabaldon, D-West Sacramento, center, and John Laird, D-Santa Cruz huddle during debate on the California budget ...

It was not supposed to be this way. In the throes of last year’s budget turmoil, California’s spending plan at that time was supposed to bring stability. Yet here we are. Another May Revision, another ...

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California leaders reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on the state budget, which hinges on Gov. Gavin Newsom's demand that the Legislature pass a housing reform proposal. The eleventh-hour ...