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Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersThe potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers racing to revise elderly parole rules. -
J.W. Hendricks/CalMattersThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down a California law banning immigration agents from wearing masks.
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State lawmakers are rushing to introduce a swath of new bills aiming to restrict the conduct and authority of ICE agents during their operations in California. -
The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the measure, one of several targeting ICE. -
As fire survivors continue to navigate life after disaster, California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm. -
State lawmakers are already taking legislative steps to “Trump-proof” California’s elections, starting with a bill designed to keep President Donald Trump off of California’s ballot in 2028. -
California faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year, one that’s drastically smaller than an $18 billion shortfall forecast last fall, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal released on Friday. -
In vitro fertilization costs thousands of dollars and is often too expensive for many people struggling to conceive. A new law aims to help change that. -
New Safe Homes grants program, taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026, could begin taking applications in the spring, CA insurance department says. -
A new law backed by California unions gives a state board the right to regulate working conditions and labor rights as the federal labor board’s fate is in limbo. -
California lawmakers spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025. -
California showed it was serious about regulating Big Tech in 2025 — and Big Tech showed it was serious about coming to the statehouse and fighting back. -
Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic. -
A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal aid or hand out blankets at encampments.
