Dan Walters

During the pandemic, federal money flooded into state and local coffers. Once that funding ended, government spending didn't adjust downward.

Like other California state officials, UC's managers failed to adopt its new information tech program, resulting in a lawsuit against the vendors.

As California's governor prepares for an expected run for the presidency, a chorus of right-wing criticism is growing. Some of it isn't true.

Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.

Revenues from the state's carbon emissions auction will be used for high speed rail, wildfire suppression and legislators' discretionary spending.

President Trump and Republicans in Congress last week ignored Gov. Gavin Newsom's requests for fire aid. Newsom has been critical of them recently.

Speaker Robert Rivas says real legislative oversight of the effects of new laws will become regular practice starting next year.

Experts say there are too many confusing layers in state and local education governance. The governor should hire the state's schools chief.

A new law allows a state board to intercede in labor disputes involving private employers. But is the law legal, since it usurps a federal role?

Since 2019 California has spent $450 million on a new 911 system. This year the Newsom administration declared it unworkable and will start over.