California is among the blue states that won’t be adopting President Donald Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy — and hardworking ...

California needs to mandate bilingual education in districts with significant numbers of English learners and invest much more to support districts to offer it, according to a new report released ...

Editor's Note: We updated this story on 5/29/2024 with additional data from the state. State lawmakers could score more than a quarter of a billion dollars to spend however they want. The thing is, ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. No deficits. A “modest” surplus. Almost $17 billion more ...

California's plan is to build an electric train that will connect Los Angeles with the Central Valley and then San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes. But 15 years later, there is not a single mile ...

Grace Manthey is the senior visual data journalist and data team coordinator for CBS News and Stations. She is an Emmy-winning journalist and visual storyteller with a passion for telling stories that ...

California will continue to offer one of the highest minimum wages in the U.S. when it raises the statutory lowest hourly wage from $16.50 to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026. In contrast, the ...

The record 205 school districts that passed construction bonds in November will spend 2025 vying for matching money from a $10 billion state bond that will meet only a small portion of the demand for ...

Despite facing a $12 billion deficit this year, California’s Legislature still managed to spend at least $415 million for local projects to help lawmakers win their next elections. CalMatters found ...

Esperanza Gomez stands outside her money services business in San Diego, California (Institute for Justice). SAN DIEGO (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a pause in a case challenging the Trump ...

No deficits. A “modest” surplus of $363 million. Almost $17 billion more in revenue than planned. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office laid out its vision today for how California should spend its considerable ...