Prop 36 is increasing arrests in California, with early data showing Black communities hit hardest by new penalties.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Melinda Aiello, a spokesperson with the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, said “it is ...

California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry.

Education will remain mostly shielded from the pain of weak projected state revenues in a 2025-26 budget compromise between ...

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added seven new cases, covering issues ranging from campaign-finance regulations to the ...

From Medi-Cal and transportation to Hollywood and funding for firefighters, the budget impacts a range of areas.

Governor Gavin Newsom called out President Donald Trump while signing, noting a multibillion dollar deficit that didn't exist ...

In California, there is a minimum funding level the state must provide to K-12 schools and community colleges through Proposition 98, calculated through formulas, explains the Legislative Analyst’s ...

Proposition 187, the Save Our State initiative, would have barred undocumented immigrants across California from using public schools, taxpayer-funded social services and non-emergency medical care.

In 1994, a 26-year-old Alex Padilla, sporting a newly minted engineering degree from MIT, was back at home living with his parents in the San Fernando Valley when that fall’s most heated ballot ...

State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more funding for Proposition 36, specifically for court-mandated treatment ...