California Republican lawmakers raise questions about $3.4B loan to bail out Medi-Cal
Higher-than-expected costs for low-income health insurance are opening a debate about the extension of Medi-Cal to ...
In-N-Out Closing California Office, Opening New Tennessee HQ
The California staple has announced it is consolidating two offices in the Golden State, closing its Irvine headquarters ...
Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
A bill moving in the Legislature would make gathering signed petitions — needed to get proposals on the ballot — more expensive and more complicated.
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Bipartisanship is rare in the California Legislature. Here are the bills breaking the divide
Despite partisan acrimony, California lawmakers are finding bipartisan bills on issues like physician shortages, ADA ...
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the measure to clear a key procedural hurdle.
Senate averts shutdown, but vote leaves Democrats bitterly divided
Dozens of House Democrats sent a letter to Schumer on Friday to express their “strong opposition” to his plan to back the ...
Politico3d
Buttigieg gives the clearest sign yet about his next steps
where the conversations and concerns are so different than the ones you hear in the echo chamber of Washington.” Buttigieg’s decision reshapes the Senate primary for a seat Democrats are ...
The Press Democrat16d
California Democrats vowed to tackle affordability—but the agenda isn’t yet clear
California Democrats pledged to tackle affordability in 2025, but their plans to address Trump cuts, housing costs, energy, insurance, grocery bills and inflation remain unclear.
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Legal Battle Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws Continues as Plaintiffs File a Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Paramount to the ruling in the upcoming May 5, 2025, hearing is the likelihood that strict scrutiny will apply to the plaintiffs’ First ...
Shielding immigrants may be at the top of public safety issues in Sacramento this year
The Democratic-led legislature's efforts to shield immigrants from the Trump administration's aggressive deportation efforts, and attacks on so-called "sanctuary" states, promises to be among the most ...
The Testing of John Thune
The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?