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Legislation and a pending lawsuit could make big changes in California's 108-year-old system of compensating workers for job-related illnesses and injuries.
As he battles to avoid being recalled, California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces another issue: whether Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Robert Kennedy, should be paroled.
Legal wagering on sports is coming to California but dueling ballot measures will determine who controls and profits from the potentially huge amounts of money involved.
California's epic battle over the status of gig workers has entered a new phase with a judge overturning Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot measure sponsored by Uber and other transportation and delivery companies.
The attacks on Larry Elder, the leading Republican candidate to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom should Newsom be recalled, are making an Elder governorship more likely.