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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved U.S. House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's unexpected death on Monday has created a vacancy in the House ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot.
CHICO, Calif. (AP) -- California Rep. Doug LaMalfa made a last-ditch plea Wednesday for Republicans to vote 'no' on a ballot measure aimed at pushing him out of office.
REDDING, Calif. (AP) -- In a stretch of Northern California known for farming, ranching and a rural way of life, residents worry a ballot measure to redraw U.S. House maps is all but certain to dilute what little political power they possess in the heavily Democratic state.
REDDING, Calif. (AP) -- In a stretch of Northern California known for farming, ranching and a rural way of life, residents worry a ballot measure to redraw U.S. House maps is all but certain to dilute what little political power they possess in the heavily Democratic state.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed landmark legislation that would have restricted children's access to AI chatbots.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots and protect children and teens from the potential dangers of the technology.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California state lawmakers have passed legislation that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while carrying out operations, a response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is the first Democratic-led state to wade into a brewing national redistricting fight after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to draw new maps to maintain the party's slim U.S. House majority after the 2026 midterm elections.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Two California Republican state lawmakers launched a campaign Wednesday to place a measure on the 2026 ballot that would require voter identification and proof of citizenship at the polls.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers on Friday approved a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers on Friday are scheduled to vote on a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers on Friday approved a budget proposal to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status to help close a $12 billion deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers will vote Friday on a budget proposal to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status to help close a $12 billion deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants living in California without legal status.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds exploded in the California Legislature this week.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Democrats rejected a Republican-backed effort Thursday to advance a policy to increase penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds, an issue that's caused friction among Democrats and prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to weigh in.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Republicans will try to force a legislative vote Thursday on a policy to increase penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds, an issue that's caused friction among Democrats and prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to weigh in.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week to block insurers from charging California customers for $500 million in costs associated with the deadly Los Angeles fires.
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populous state.
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populous state.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the increasingly prevalent misuse of artificial intelligence tools to generate harmful sexual imagery of children.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers approved a host of proposals this week aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deepfakes and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial intelligence systems cleared an important vote Wednesday that could pave the way for U.S. regulations on the technology evolving at warp speed.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party while criticizing her former party's leadership and policies.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders reversed course on a plan to place a crime-focused initiative on the November ballot a day after announcing it.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on retail theft.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California initiative to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is developing into a contest over whether the state's Democrats are tough enough on crime to hang on to their seats in Congress.