California Legislature

A new proposal, Assembly Bill 1228, seeks to increase workplace accountability for fast food companies in California. However, the resulting changes could diminish the independence local owners enjoy as corporate offices try to reduce their liability, argues a McDonald's franchisee.

Few assembly members have pledged their support for monetary reparations for the descendants of formerly enslaved people. Public response is split.

A lawsuit was filed to try and stop a law aiming to curb pay-to-play influence in local government. One of the plaintiffs, a suburban Sacramento representative, argues that the law could make it harder for diverse candidates to be competitive, and further enable dark money from special interests.

California law requires law enforcement agencies to release body cam footage of police shootings. Many departments shape those images into stories they want to tell.

California's budget process is being used – or misused – to make a major change in how the state procures electric power. What could go wrong?

On March 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent the policy world into a frenzy when, without any notice, he tweeted that “California won’t be doing business with Walgreens,” because of the company’s decision to not distribute an abortion pill in states that banned the medication.  But it turns out that Walgreens won’t lose that much state […]

Evidence from pilot programs show that 32 hour weeks are feasible, but business groups in California say it won’t work for all companies. Lawmakers in California and D.C. are introducing bills that would encourage or require shortened work weeks.

After Madera Community Hospital closed earlier this year, other hospitals have signaled they are struggling financially. Legislators are considering several solutions to funnel more money to hospitals to prevent them from cutting services or closing.

Public transit agencies in California are struggling to avoid a "fiscal cliff" — and to persuade riders to return after the COVID pandemic. Advocates and legislators are seeking more state aid, but there are no simple solutions.

A California grandmother fights to retrieve $30,000 taken by San Diego County from her grandchildren's survivor benefits. Counties take millions of dollars in federal benefits from foster children, says a lawmaker trying to stop it.