California’s state budget will break $300 billion this year, a startling rebound from a COVID-19-induced deficit in 2020 and a significant jump beyond pre-pandemic levels.

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California’s state budget will break $300 billion this year, a startling rebound from a COVID-19-induced deficit in 2020 and a significant jump beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking the approach many blame for inciting historic inflation: distributing more cash.
Here’s when California regulators eying to mandate new home construction be all-electric, eschewing gas stoves and other appliances.
A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has begged Californians to cutback their water use, but March saw water use increase by 19 percent compared to 2020.
The fallout from CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro’s ouster is raining down at a number of the 23 California State University campuses – including CSU Bakersfield, records show.
Californians hoping for financial relief from high gas prices might have to keep waiting.
Described as “one of the most consequential disputes in modern state history,” California’s top Democrats are struggling to chart a course forward for the state’s troubled bullet train.
California energy officials warned the state may be at risk of blackouts for the next three summers due to power supply shortages and extreme weather.
Simply put, California is far too behind in our production of energy to meet its lofty goals. It’s why our lone remaining nuclear power plant has returned to the forefront, writes Asm. Devon Mathis (R–Porterville) writes.