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Jerry Brown won the governor's race last year by arguing that California needed a seasoned negotiator with an independent streak to cut through the political gridlock that has paralyzed the state capital for years.
A California proposal to tax beekeepers to pay for research on bees' health has stirred up a swarm, even though all agree more study is needed amid a widespread die-off.
Some lawmakers are making a new push to raise the minimum wage in California, but businesses owners are pushing back.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he is ending budget talks with Republican lawmakers, casting doubt over what steps he and the Legislature will take to close the rest of California's deficit.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would create the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the nation, giving utilities less than 10 years to receive one-third of their power from wind, solar and other alternative sources.
An estimated 19,000 California teachers could be out of a job at the end of this school year, unless a tax extension ends up on the ballot and voters approve it.
The California Legislature is scheduled to convene Tuesday amid uncertainty over the fate of Gov. Jerry's Browns budget proposal.
The Democratic leader of the state Senate says he is growing frustrated after weeks of negotiations with Republican lawmakers that have failed to yield a deal on Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan.
A local state worker is demanding her union leaders tell her how they're spending member's money. But so far, that union is not releasing details.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he has told his labor union allies they should be open to concessions that Republican lawmakers want on public employee pensions in exchange for GOP votes on the budget.
With budget talks at an apparent standstill, Gov. Jerry Brown says he still does not know what Republican lawmakers want in exchange for their votes to support a special election to extend recent tax increases.
A federal appeals court has refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of the state's ban.
County elections officials say the Legislature should act by the end of this week to hold a June 21 special election asking voters to extend temporary tax hikes.
A new Field Poll finds that California voters have a favorable impression of Gov. Jerry Brown after his first months in office, even though roughly two-thirds are pessimistic about the state's direction.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders began a new week of budget negotiations Monday with optimism, even as they admitted little progress on how to address the remainder of California's $26.6 billion shortfall.
