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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's takeaway message from last week's defeat of the special election ballot measures was "cuts, cuts, cuts." This week, he's following through. The Republican governor on Tuesday will release a revised budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that details nearly $5.5 billion in cuts on top of those he previously announced.

A Senate committee calls for dissolving the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the target of harsh criticism after Hurricane Katrina struck last year. The Senate Homeland Security panel's report on the federal response to the hurricane says FEMA's functions should be repackaged.

There are 22,000 payday loan stores in the United States, many located near military bases. But increasing debt among military personnel is a security risk, according to the U.S. Department of Defense

The future of capital punishment in California could be determined by the outcome of a federal court hearing in San Jose. Earlier this year, lawyers for death-row inmate Michael Morales succeeded in getting his execution postponed by challenging the methods California uses to put condemned prisoners to death.

As investigators continue to find trouble spots in Boston's Big Dig highway project, concern is growing among taxpayers over who will pay to fix the problems. Gov. Mitt Romney (R) says he is appealing for federal assistance. But Congress voted years ago to cap federal contributions to the costly project.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., charged with rescuing Americans' pensions from financially faltering companies, is receiving poor reviews of its own that are alarming its internal watchdog and key members of Congress.

The Governor of Baja California says law enforcement will not back down nor be intimidated by the exceptional violence last night in Tijuana. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal conviction raises the question of whether he can continue as a member of the upper chamber of Congress if he wins re-election next week.

Why do uninsured consumers pay more for prescription drugs than the federal government? What can uninsured Californians do to reduce the price they pay for their prescriptions? Tom Fudge asks the exp

Many Democrats are worried that the Senate Finance Committee chairman offered far too many concessions to Republicans without securing any firm support from across the aisle.