GOP Decries Legislature Passing 'Shell' Bills
Republican state legislators are standing in united but futile opposition to the legislative practice of passing empty budget bills.
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Republican state legislators are standing in united but futile opposition to the legislative practice of passing empty budget bills.
People who believe President Barack Obama was born in Africa have filed a lawsuit demanding California's secretary of state verify the eligibility of presidential candidates before allowing them on the November ballot.
A Northern California politician married to California's treasurer has returned to work after spending time recovering from substance abuse and an alleged assault by an ex-boyfriend.
A bill being heard at the State Capitol would prohibit judges from awarding alimony and attorney fees to a spouse convicted of violent sexual felonies.
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Monday that the Illinois primary may now be the "defining" contest in the Republican presidential race.
A judge says parts of a highly anticipated report on the pepper-spraying of student demonstrators by University of California, Davis police will remain under seal.
Attorney General Kamala Harris has named a law professor to monitor a settlement with the nation's five largest banks that is expected to bring $18 billion worth of benefits to California.
Compromise is a rare and often courageous thing in politics, but this week's agreement between Governor Jerry Brown and a mid-level special interest was neither rare nor courageous.
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Wednesday that Puerto Rico should only gain statehood if the territory makes English its main language.
A coordinated attack by Democrats on Mitt Romney's plan to "get rid of" Planned Parenthood to help balance the federal budget is part of a larger campaign to ensure that Romney and other Republicans lose credibility with female voters.
Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a fire-protection fee on rural property owners.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he has reached a deal with a rival group to combine forces on a November ballot initiative seeking to raise taxes.
California's largest public pension fund has voted to lower its estimate for annual investment returns, meaning it will need more money from the state, school districts and local governments to maintain its ability to fund promised retirement benefits.
Sacramento City is spending more than $200,000 to re-plant trees that a city department cut down along the American River Parkway last year.
A California assemblyman is no longer seeking the removal of the state's Fish and Game Commission president over his killing of a mountain lion in Idaho.
