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While the ruling does not change abortion access in California, which has legal protections for it, advocates decried the decision and the implications it has for people across the country.

California state lawmakers approved a $300 billion budget this week, but several key sticking points remain between Governor Gavin Newsom and lawmakers, which could drag out negotiations on a final spending plan.

Bills to ban ghost guns, bar gun makers from marketing firearms to minors and to make it easier for the state and others to sue gun makers are under consideration.

With what could well be another demanding fire season coming on, California State Senator Mike McGuire has authored a bill to increase staffing and ease the burden on overstressed firefighters.

Most Americans switched their clocks forward last month in observation of daylight saving time, but the debate over biannual time changes ticks on at the California state Capitol.

Bonta, who was appointed attorney general last year, is the only Democrat in the race. But advocates say he’s also the only one who’s spoken in favor of expanding reproductive care – and legal protections – in California.

Nearly two-dozen state lawmakers unveiled a proposal on Thursday to give California taxpayers $400 rebates to offset spiking gas prices and inflation.

In 2018, California voters passed a ballot measure that could have led to the end of daylight saving time in the state. Spring forward four years, and residents will still be changing their clocks this weekend, and may be voting on the issue again in November.

Senator Alex Padilla will introduce legislation to pump more than $531 billion into affordable housing projects around the country.

After Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted last week of new COVID-19 policies coming for California, state health officials on Thursday instead laid out a change in mindset with few immediate changes for residents to follow as the next phase of the pandemic emerges.

Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom soundly defeated a recall attempt and dozens of candidates hoping to replace him, a new GOP challenger emerged: State Sen. Brian Dahle.