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When a disaster hits, it can catch people by surprise. Often many people are not prepared for the devastation. -
California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacyThe funding marks a milestone in the state's efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians. The budget does not specify what programs the money would go toward. -
The agreement between the state and the ACLU requires state authorities to visit schools, interview teachers, look at individual students’ records and take more hands-on steps to see if a school has a pattern of discriminating. -
AB 1013 will require all 21-and-over bars and nightclubs in California to offer special date rape drug testing kits to their customers. -
The California Independent Petroleum Association on Wednesday announced it would withdraw the referendum from the ballot. Instead, the association plans to file a lawsuit asking a judge to block the law. -
California's state constitution bans involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime. Several states have, in recent years, approved amendments to their constitutions to remove slavery and involuntary servitude exemptions. -
The governor posted a pre-recorded State of the State speech online and fulfilled his duty by sending a text of his remarks to the Legislature. He emphasized how California is standing up against threats to the state’s success: pluralism, innovation and diversity. -
Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending. The deal also calls for a bill in August to set aside more money and a 2026 constitutional amendment to grow the state’s rainy day fund. -
Newsom’s speech will come just days after state leaders reached a budget agreement that closed a $47 billion shortfall in a $298 billion spending plan. -
The amended rules, which stand to impact about 1.4 million workers and 196,000 establishments, need final approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect.
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