Finally, after facing Senate amendments, the last bill draft removed authorization for the data sharing entirely. The bill ...

Proposition 50 simply creates more districts with Democratic majorities. Congressional candidates will still have to earn voters' support.

A new law restricts cities from penalizing people for helping homeless residents. The law comes after CalMatters reporting on the issue.

Gov. Gavin Newsom may run out of ways to paper over his last state budget deficit before he runs for president.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five laws advancing reparations for the descendants of enslaved people in California, but he vetoed five others. One civil rights attorney said it'll take more than one ...

Over a two year investigation, CalMatters found dramatic declines in the number of birth centers in California. Lawmakers expanded support for labor and delivery services, and the governor has signed ...

Cal State officials plan to use the loan to pay for one-time bonuses to faculty and staff. The loan must be repaid by July.

California's first insulin pens will be for sale two years after the governor’s promised delivery date in 2024.

After a CalMatters report, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring lawmakers to say when they have a new job lined up. Will ...

Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services ...

California lawmakers require insurers to keep more accurate provider directories, but state rules aren’t complete, and "ghost networks" fail patients without much penalty.

After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit ...