Economy

Lea esta historia en Español California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.  Lara’s conditions are that State Farm, the state’s biggest provider […]

President Trump is taking a very different approach to AI than the Biden administration, and it could affect how California regulates artificial intelligence.

AI can help businesses charge you more based on how it evaluates your personal history and desires. California lawmakers want to end that price discrimination.

From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.

Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

The more students turn to chatbots, the fewer chances they have to develop real-life relationships that can lead to jobs and later success.

The governor’s announcement affects most of the state workforce and will take effect on July 1.

The state’s fast food council has scarcely discussed any regulations other than another potential wage hike. Even then, it has agreed only to talk about the issue at another meeting.

Ricardo Lara said he will look at information provided by State Farm before revisiting his previous decision to reject the company’s emergency rate hike.

California’s small businesses create the bulk of jobs in the state. Trump’s funding freeze, anti-DEI push and more could jeopardize that.