California lawmakers and finance officials on Wednesday talked over how best to resolve a budget deficit totaling billions of ...

Earlier this month, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, whose district includes San Francisco, introduced legislation that would make it easier for individuals to adopt all-electric, super-efficient ...

Today, the new Senate president pro tem — Democrat Monique Limón of Goleta in Santa Barbara County — is the upper house’s ...

New Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón is the first Latina, first mother and only second woman to lead California’s upper legislative chamber. A tough budget year will test her ability to keep the ...

Newly appointed Democratic California Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón said she expects to bring a new oversight shakeup to the state amid growing calls for investigations into wasteful and ...

New California Senate Leader Monique Limón speaks about the year ahead she didn't expect. This interview is from California ...

On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion for injunction pending appeal that temporarily pauses enforcement of California Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) while ...

THE STATE CAPITOL CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS BACK HERE IN SACRAMENTO TODAY STARTING A NEW YEAR OF LAWMAKING AND FIGURING OUT HOW AND WHERE TO SPEND YOUR MONEY. THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO BE STRAPPED FOR CASH ...

California continues to lead the nation in artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulation with the recent enactment of Senate Bill (“SB”) 53—the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (“TFAIA ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As California legislators return to Sacramento and prepare to tackle a budget deficit, all eyes are on new Senate ...

SANTA CRUZ — California Senate leadership has appointed Sen. John Laird chair of the influential Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee for the remainder of the 2025-26 legislative session, ...

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano has announced her intention to run for state Senate in California’s district 10, asserting more moderate voices are needed to collaborate across partisan lines. “I’m not ...