State lawmakers returned to the Capitol Monday to kick off the new legislative session. One of the first orders of business ...

The governor has 30 days to act in 2026. In the first year of the Legislature's two-year cycles, the governor is limited to ...

As Monique Limón becomes the first Latina to lead the California Senate, she’s also preparing to confront a looming $18 ...

The new Senate President Pro Tem is the first Latina and second woman ever to lead the California legislature's upper house.

At the center of the day was the ceremonial swearing-in of Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limon, marking a new chapter for ...

As California’s new Senate President pro tem, Monique Limón, D-Goleta. began to address reporters ahead of her swearing-in ceremony Monday, a sports-style chant came through from the adjoining room: ...

Since President Trump's immigration raids began sweeping through California's cities and farm fields, state Senate President ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that the state budget deferred a funding cut to the UC until July 2026. In fact, the budget deferred a payment to the UC until then.

After a busy year for the California Legislature, hundreds of new state laws are taking effect in the new year, affecting ...

California legislators had a goal for 2025: try to lower the state's lofty housing prices by making it easier to build ...

Assembly Bill 253, also called the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act, has passed the California State Legislature and is expected to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill, ...