Governor Signs Law That Reduces 'Super Pollutants' To Combat Climate Change
Dairy farmers will be required to reduce methane emissions from manure to 40 percent under the new law.
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Dairy farmers will be required to reduce methane emissions from manure to 40 percent under the new law.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he's vetoing seven bills that would have carved out special tax breaks, including legislation that would have made California the latest state to scrap so-called tampon tax.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he remains committed to expanding California's power grid to include other Western states, despite a delay announced this summer.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that would require newly purchased vehicles to display temporary license plates.
The Los Angeles district attorney is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to reject parole for a follower of mass murderer Charles Manson.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a state budget Monday that uses a slice of California's revenue surplus to boost assistance for the poor and send more money to universities but keeps other new ongoing spending commitments to a minimum.
The governor of California has given in to liberal lawmakers who want to repeal a welfare policy that critics call racist, ineffective and harmful to the state's poorest children.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders reached an agreement Thursday on a state budget.
The Citizens Compensation Commission approved the salary and benefit increases on a 4-0 vote.
ov. Jerry Brown is endorsing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris barely two weeks before California's June 7 primary election.
The presidential contest is dominating national headlines, but the toughest campaign in California might be two years away. The race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 is emerging as a potentially historic and crowded competition that could bring the state its first Asian governor, the first Hispanic in modern times or, maybe, the first woman to hold the job.
More than 58,000 drivers benefited from cost reductions in the first three months of the 18-month program that started in October, according to the Judicial Council of California.
Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected parole for a third time for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson 46 years after a series of bloody murders rocked Southern California.
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $122.6 billion budget plan Thursday that attempts to balance his fiscally restrained approach to spending with increasing demands for California to invest in social service and health care programs.
"California will spare no effort in bringing these killers to justice," Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement.
Supporters say the new law offers the strongest equal-pay protection in the nation to challenge gender-based wage gaps.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to close a loophole in the state's ban on importing, buying or selling elephant ivory or rhinoceros horns.
A state water official said Californians have met a mandate to save water for a third consecutive month during the grinding drought.
Drivers in California struggling to pay off traffic fines are going to get a break thanks to a new ticket amnesty program that goes into effect Thursday.
A new law requiring children to be secured in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2 has been signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Female employees in California are poised to get new tools to challenge gender-based wage gaps and receive protection from discrimination and retaliation if they ask questions about how much other people earn.
California will continue to lead the fight in curbing greenhouse gas emissions for the sake of future generations, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats said as they scaled back a climate change proposal amid opposition from oil interests.
A bill that aims to halve gasoline consumption from cars and trucks in California by 2030 has spurred a contentious debate between environmentalists and representatives of the automobile and oil industries.
Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Jerry Brown hailed President Barack Obama's "Clean Power Plan" announced Monday in a bid to address climate change, saying the nation needs less debate on the topic and more action.
As Californians reduced water consumption 27 percent last month compared with June 2013, three Southland communities made particularly dramatic reductions in water usage.
