California Budget

Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.

Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental regulations.

Joe Lang has helped shape California policy as a lobbyist since the 1980s. For the past decade, he's pushed to find a cure for his daughter's ultra-rare genetic disorder.

By 2040, more than one in five Californians will be 65 or older, while the working age population stays the same and the child population shrinks. Are we ready for that?

The helpers need help. As federal funding for anti-hunger programs face major cuts, California faces its own $56 million chop in money it sends to food banks.

The Cal State system is bracing for a cut of $375 million — a result of rising costs and declining enrollment. University officials warn of fewer classes and faculty layoffs.

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.

One proposed trailer bill that would help deaf Californians, while quite innocuous in its effect, has an interesting and seamy backstory.

President Donald Trump and Congress may toss a federal cap on how much people deduct for local and state taxes. If so, California's rich could enjoy a big tax cut.

The proposed budget the Newsom administration unveiled earlier this month is already scrap paper because the deadly wildfires that scorched Southern California will clobber tax revenues while imposing massive new financial burdens.