The Trump administration has sued California over the state's voter-approved animal welfare law, which protects hens, pigs and calves from being kept in small cages, claiming the law has driven ...

California’s new environmental reform law, backed by carpenters, eases housing construction rules but deepens divisions within the labor movement.

With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding California’s film and TV tax credit to $750M to keep production local.

California's housing-crisis crackdown includes a stunning new look at just how many homes in your neighborhood are owned by ...

One of the major laws going into effect today is a law aimed at preventing drink spiking at bars and nightclubs. One local ...

"This is the most consequential housing reform that we've seen in modern history in the state of California, long overdue," ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the ...

California, Arizona and New Mexico have had wildfire hazard maps for years. Last year, lawmakers in Washington state ordered the creation of a statewide wildfire risk map, and in 2023, Colorado ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes ...