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A first-in-in the nation bill that would protect kids’ privacy online passed out of the California Legislature. Here’s what it does, and what happens next.

In a state known for its strict gun laws, a concealed carry bill failed in the final hours of the legislative session. Its supporters rolled the dice with a proposal that would take effect quickly, but that required two-thirds approval.

During one of the driest years on record, California legislators didn't approve laws to protect depleted groundwater or boost water supplies.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported extending the nuclear power plant’s life for five more years, and the governor swiftly signed it into law. Supporters say it’s critical to keep the electricity on.

Five of the six climate and energy bills that Gov. Newsom pushed at the last minute were approved by the Legislature and signed into law.

As tens of thousands of low-income Californians struggle to pay their water bills, the Legislature approved a bill offering assistance. But the program has no funding.

Lawmakers approved a bill to protect those receiving or providing transgender health care in California from prosecution under a wave of legislation in other states. But the proposal drew intense opposition from the California Family Council. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill.

As California struggles to keep the lights burning, compromise legislation will, if enacted, keep the state's only remaining nuclear power plant in operation.

The Fair Political Practices Commission's enforcement staff declines to open an investigation into Govern For California, but its chairperson wants a broader review of the network’s fundraising model.

Read between the lines of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Monday veto of a controversial bill that would have allowed San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to launch trial supervised drug injection sites in a bid to curb California’s epidemic of fatal overdoses, and you might catch a glimpse of the political tightrope he’s walking. Although the […]