California Department Of Finance

California agencies have spent hundreds of millions on technology projects with mediocre success or failure in some cases. Chaos administering the recent bar exam is the latest example.

Finance and Corrections officials won’t release records on cost estimates for state prisons to comply with rules to protect workers from indoor heat. Prisons have been exempted from the regulations that are in the works.

After a federal financial aid glitch, students will have more time to apply for state aid.

Californians who don’t file taxes — because they don’t earn enough to owe any — won’t receive the new round of state payments. That includes some seniors and disabled people, as well as some of the lowest-income adults.

Los votantes de California decidirán el día 14 de septiembre en cuanto a la destitución del gobernador Gavin Newsom, lo que al llegar a ser una realidad, lo convertiría en el segundo gobernador en la historia del Estado, y apenas el cuarto en toda la historia del país completo que se enfrentaría a un retiro de su cargo.

After months of uncertainty, the second recall election in California history will be Sept. 14, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced.

The state of California is paying itself $500,000 for administering Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vaccine lottery. The news, which I first reported Thursday, comes about a week after Newsom wrapped up a whirlwind series of events in which he gave away millions of dollars and other prizes to encourage Californians to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s […]

Democratic lawmakers are taking steps to move up the date of the all-but-certain election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom — a sign they may be listening to arguments that doing so could help him stay in office. Thursday morning, the state Department of Finance released estimates showing it would cost California’s 58 counties at least […]

Does the governor's tax rebate plan follow California's constitution? His finance director says yes, but an anti-tax activist isn't so sure.

The number of Californians declined in 2020 for the first year since at least 1900. But state officials blame the pandemic and insist it's not an exodus.