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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. -
Between April 2024 and May 2024, total nonfarm employment increased from 1,562,500 to 1,566,100, a gain of 3,600 jobs. -
The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. -
The California Public Utilities Commission says the company must continue to serve as a “carrier of last resort” in rural and low income areas that remain dependent on landline phone service. -
A picket line is planned Thursday at a Smart & Final warehouse in Commerce, one day after more than 600 workers at two of the grocery chain's warehouses in Southern California went on strike to protest "mass layoffs and other unfair labor practices," their union said. -
Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers expect to get a raise under a new law that sets a higher minimum wage for them. The law has a number of variables, including when it will actually take effect. -
A California bill would temporarily halt large transactions if a financial institution suspects elder fraud. Will the bill prevent seniors from accessing their bank accounts for legitimate expenses?
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