Column: Knives are out for California’s golden goose
SACRAMENTO — California may be headed toward killing the billionaire birds that lay the golden eggs needed to nourish this…
Column: Minneapolis killings expose government lies, brutality
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and…
Column: New California Senate leader Monique Limón, ‘kind, generous’ and a ‘badass’
SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there…
Newsom overcomes unease, dyslexia to deliver a sterling State of the State address
SACRAMENTO — The most outstanding thing about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address last week was that…
Column: In the new year, same budget headache for California
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and…
Column: A lump of coal for Trump, a governor focused on California and other Christmas wishes
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and…
Column: California Democrats have momentum, Republicans have problems
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and…
Column: Courage lacking to fix state’s deep-rooted budget shortfall
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and…
Column: A Republican California governor? It’s possible, but a long shot
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and…
California schools can stop truancy without arresting parents | Guest Commentary | Commentary
Gov. Gavin Newsom and I don’t have much in common politically. He’s the Democratic governor of California; I…
What the candidates for California governor
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and…
Trump faces a ticking clock on healthcare costs
WASHINGTON — Republicans won a significant political victory this month when moderate Senate Democrats joined them to end the longest…