California legislature

Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his plans to ease costs for utilities following wildfires they cause, striking a narrower deal with Democratic lawmakers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is rushing a plan to provide financial relief to utilities facing massive lawsuit payouts because of California wildfires. Some lawmakers are fighting it.

The use of chatbots has exploded over the last two years, and people are increasingly turning to them for mental health advice. SB 903 would ban advertising chatbots as therapy and add rules for AI use in formal health spaces.

For now, the only place you’ll find grizzlies in California are in zoos or on the state flag.

Proposition 28, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 2022, sets aside about $1 billion a year for the arts in California public schools.

Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.

Lawmakers could tackle climate money, wildfires and California Forever before they adjourn for the year and hit the campaign trail.

Democrats are advancing a bill over objections from rural residents, ranchers and Republicans that would study whether California should bring back grizzly bears.

In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.

California Democrats are used to defending gun control measures against lawsuits by Second Amendment advocates. Now, the state is facing a lawsuit from the Trump administration targeting a new law restricting sales of Glock semi-automatic handguns.

Four new laws that went into effect on July 1 focus on keeping California students healthy, safe and concentrating on learning, according to legislators.

Southern California Democratic lawmaker Blanca Pacheco’s bill would have added high fees to records requests submitted for a “commercial purpose” and allowed counties more avenues to deny records and take people to court.