The Center for Effective Lawmaking assigns scores based on the quality of legislation and how far they advance in the ...

California is known for pushing hundreds of bills through its Legislature each year, but many residents don’t realize what ...

Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 and Senate Bill (SB) 351 continue to evolve as they progress through the California State Legislature. On August 21, 2025, the California State Senate amended AB 1415 by ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that the state budget deferred a funding cut to the UC until July 2026. In fact, the budget deferred a payment to the UC until then.

ZAVALA JOINS US NOW WITH WHAT SHE’S LEARNING. WELL, GULSTAN CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS FACE THE FIRST MAJOR BILL DEADLINE ON FRIDAY, AND THAT’S BRINGING FRESH SCRUTINY TO THIS WHOLE SITUATION. AGAIN.

I haven’t given up hope for our state, and neither should you. It’s high time for the Legislature to get its act together.

Monique Limón took her oath of office as California State Senate President on Monday, making history as the first Latina in the position. Limón, ...

November 28, 2025 - SANTA ANA, Calif. — Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has ...

The Legislative Analyst’s Office released its outlook on the 2026-27 budget, highlighting the state’s weak position and an ...

The booming AI market is not stable, warns the state’s Legislative Analyst, urging lawmakers to pare income projections.

California lawmakers and the governor will need to prepare for an $18 billion budget deficit next year, state Legislative ...

With Justice Martin Jenkins’ retirement, California will lose one of the few Black men ever to serve on our state’s highest ...