California has increased its discretionary reserves as a direct consequence of Trump’s ongoing threats to FEMA.

Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.

Three states are raising cannabis taxes this year in response to budget deficits, with more predicted shortfalls looming in ...

CALLING STRIKES: State Attorney General Rob Bonta released his long-awaited opinion on fantasy sports betting today, ...

O N JULY 3RD Congress gave Donald Trump the Independence Day present he wanted: with a vote of 218–214, House Republicans ...

California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, applauds newly sworn-in California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, at the ...

Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a noteworthy — even heroic — response to financial problems caused ...

Were a private corporation to cook its books like the state government does, its executives could wind up in jail for fraud.

California will halt new enrollments for undocumented adults in Medi-Cal, effectively capping the program's growth.