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State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time.

A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year.

The media personality and socialite is crusading against abuse of teens at treatment facilities and wants California legislators to pass a bill.

A state senator says a legal team, similar to what the Legislature has, could help state agencies avoid flawed regulations and make compliance and enforcement easier.

Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers were showered with more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel sponsored by interest groups. That total last year is 28% higher than in 2022.

Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap.

Gov. Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature announce a deal on early action to shrink the state's budget shortfall by $17 billion. Votes are expected next week, ahead of action on the 2024-25 budget in May and June.

Public biographies of Gov. Gavin Newsom have long touted his baseball career, including that he played at Santa Clara University. But he was never on the roster, among other misperceptions of his accomplishments. Newsom has not corrected the record.

A group of Democratic legislators outline a package of bills to offer more services to offenders and crime victims. The proposals come during an election year and when Democrats are divided on how to address crime.

State lawmakers return today from spring recess, and the next few months will be when representation really matters. But how well are they doing? A series of CalMatters stories explores that big question.