Elizabeth Castillo

A panel of federal judges in California says Congress—not President Trump—controls the federal purse.

Although California can’t do much to block the Trump administration’s controversial immigration policies, opponents in the “Resistance State” keep finding ways to chip away at their foundations. The latest: pushing the state and its Democratic leaders to cancel business deals with, investments in, and campaign donations from private companies with immigration contracts.

Advancing legislation would make California the first in the nation to require that abortion pills be available at student health centers on all California State University and University of California campuses.

A bill advancing in California's Legislature would allow students to transfer to a school outside their own district, but only if they are foster children, migrants, previously or currently homeless, plus one other category with a broader scope: kids being bullied.

A bill advancing in the Capitol would require restaurants to offer only water or milk with meals marketed for children.