California Democrats allocated $20 million in a recently-passed budget to enforce a controversial labor law that some experts say has hampered the state's economy and pandemic response.
A pro-life activist is suing Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.), arguing that she launched an investigation into his undercover journalism project to protect political allies that include abortion activists.
A California man was arrested and released three times in one day for different offenses, causing consternation among the Golden State's law enforcement community.
Democratic California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rebuffed calls to suspend a controversial labor law that experts say is hindering the state's pandemic response and hurting vulnerable workers. State and federal legislators, small business owners, and more than 150 economists and political scientists have urged Newsom to suspend California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), the controversial 2019 bill that limited a company's ability to classify workers as independent contractors.
California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) said the coronavirus crisis represents an opportunity "to reshape the way we do business, and how we govern" while answering a question about "reimagining a more progressive era."
A Republican lawmaker urged California to fire a top pension fund official because he participated in a Chinese program that the FBI has called "non-traditional espionage against the United States."
Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) said that California should have more influence over the Democratic primary process because the state has so many wealthy donors.
California Democrats allocated $20 million in a recently-passed budget to enforce a controversial labor law that some experts say has hampered the state's economy and pandemic response.
