Tribal casinos use CA regulations to trample cardrooms
By Dan Walters, CalMatters A cardroom at Commerce Casino in Commerce on March 14, 2024. Photo by Ted…
California businesses and left-leaning groups clash on the ballot and in court
The state Capitol’s longest running political conflict — going at least a half-century and still counting — pits…
CA Is Ready to Build 40,000 Affordable Housing Units, But Money Has Run Out
The apartment building planned on East Morris Avenue in Modesto is exactly the kind of thing that California’s…
Oakland has an unlikely ally in push for environmental justice: the A’s
OAKLAND — Long after leaving Oakland, the A’s are still fighting in court and the California Legislature to…
California lawmakers draw on past to prepare for 2028 Olympics – Daily News
With the next Summer Olympics less than 2 1/2 years away, state legislative leaders this week reflected on…
Franchise Fee Regulation Introduced in California Assembly | Franchise News
To ensure franchise fees collected by franchisors are used only for designated purposes described in franchise disclosure documents,…
Why California lawmakers are debating the return of grizzly bears
Enshrined on California’s state flag, the grizzly bear has been absent from the state’s landscape for more than…
New report finds high Democratic turnout on California’s Prop 50
Democratic voters turned out at “especially high rates” for California’s special statewide election for Proposition 50 in November, an analysis by the Public…
New CA Law will Stop Sheriffs from Medically Examining Deaths in Their Own Jails
While California’s statewide jail population has declined in recent years, the number of people dying in jails has…
California bill would exclude military retirement pay from state taxable income – Orange County Register
A new bipartisan effort is underway in the California Legislature to ensure veterans and survivors won’t have to…
Who does California’s hyper-partisan gas tax fight hurt?
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters An aerial view of the Yolo causeway highway connecting Sacramento and Davis on…
California legislators, on both sides of the aisle, call for federal wildfire disaster aid for Southern California – Daily News
The California Assembly this week called on President Donald Trump and Congress to send $34 billion in supplemental…