State Government

California’s Bullet Train Cost Spikes 20 Percent

March 9, 2018 | Chris Nichols

GOP lawmakers and taxpayer groups seized on Friday’s new report indicating high-speed-rail cost overruns to argue the state should stop funding it.

Immigration

State And Local Agencies Aid DREAMers Facing Federal Deadline

October 3, 2017 | Julia Mitric

State and local agencies and colleges across California are mobilizing to help "Dreamers" meet a key federal deadline this week.

Environment

Trump's Review Of Fuel Standards Could Lead To Fight With California

March 16, 2017 | Amy Quinton

California Governor Jerry Brown blasted President Trump's decision to review fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.

Environment

Govonor Brown Asks President Obama To Permanently Ban New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

December 13, 2016 | Randol White

A letter sent by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday asks President Obama to permanently extend a temporary ban on new oil and gas drilling off the West Coast.

State Government

Crime Victims Rally As Brown Pushes Ballot Initiative

April 12, 2016 | Ben Bradford

Victims of crime have held rallies and events around the California state Capitol over the last week. That's at a time when California is shifting away from years of “tough-on-crime” laws, and Governor Jerry Brown pushes a measure to shift further.

State Government

California Governor Can Pursue Inmate Ballot Measure

March 9, 2016

(AP) - The California Supreme Court says Gov. Jerry Brown can continue pursuing a plan to reduce the state's prison inmate population by releasing non-violent felons early while it considers a legal challenge.

Brown’s Judicial Appointments Reflect Shift Away From Harsh Sentencing Policies

February 25, 2016

California’s criminal justice system has undergone a host of dramatic changes since Gov. Jerry Brown was elected to his third term in 2010 — many of them engineered or supported by Brown, in large part to ease crowding in the state’s prison system.

State Government

Capitol Round-Up: Equal Pay Law, Drone Penalties

September 1, 2015 | Chris Nichols

California could soon have the nation’s strongest equal pay law. The state Senate has unanimously approved the Fair Pay Act. It also passed a bill that would penalize drone operators who interfere with emergencies.

State Government

California Worker Rights Bill On Governor's Desk

August 31, 2015 | Chris Nichols

A bill on California Governor Jerry Brown’s desk would clarify that arbitration agreements are voluntary between companies and their workers -- and not a condition of getting hired.

State Government

CA Assembly OK's Drone 'No-Fly Zone' Bill

August 24, 2015 | Chris Nichols

The bill is among several that have forced California lawmakers to weigh the benefits of drones against their threat to privacy.