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California lawmakers side with landlords to kill renter eviction relief
Just this week, after a decade of failed efforts, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to reform the state’s signature ...
California colleges can now pay athletes directly. Why taxpayers may foot some of the bill
As part of a settlement to a class-action lawsuit, a school will be able to dole out up to a combined $20.5 million this year ...
California state budget to go into effect as lawmakers approve key CEQA reform bill
California lawmakers passed a massive state budget vote Monday evening with just hours to spare before the July 1 deadline ...
New bill in Congress would bar federal immigration agents from covering their faces
The bill, introduced in response to a growing number of immigration arrests carried out by armed, masked agenets, has little ...
Gov. Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California’s landmark environmental law
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules.
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A ‘poison pill’ in California’s budget deal ties state spending to construction
A state budget is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature, but it won’t take effect unless the Legislature makes ...
Key Sacramento homeless nonprofits say CA senator’s bill blindsided them
California state Sen. Angelique Ashby announces opening of McClatchy Park Pool in Sacramento on June 21, 2024. Ashby on ...
Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced late Saturday that he was pulling a plan to sell up to more than 1 million acres of federal ...