California Legislature

A bill that is expected to clear the Legislature this week would significantly expand what treatments are considered medically necessary for health insurance coverage.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, August 27. Deadlines fast approaching The clock is ticking for lawmakers to chart a recovery path for the world’s fifth-largest economy, keep millions of Californians from being evicted and respond to fires of historic proportions. They have until Friday to introduce new bills. The legislative session ends Monday, and lawmakers […]

SB 1141 allows survivors to describe abuser’s coercive control as supporting evidence in family court hearings and criminal trials.

The ability of African nations to conserve ecosystems would be undermined by a bill that would ban Californians from hunting and possessing hunting trophies.

A fee added to utility bills — less than $1 per month — would be extended until 2045 if the legislation is adopted by two-thirds of both chambers.

It’s critical that we encourage the early adoption of any successfully developed COVID-19 vaccine and promote the widespread use of the flu vaccine.

There’s no doubt we need to address the rise in youth vaping, but ban on flavored tobacco will impact small businesses.

Will California live up to its promise as a forward-looking leader setting the pace? Two major police reform bills in the Legislature will tell the tale.

Radical new ways of funding infrastructure investment must be central to any agenda for an equitable economic recovery. Here’s what the state can do.

California’s economic recovery urgently depends on restoring lost clean energy jobs and actively pursuing additional clean energy investment.