PODCAST: We're joined by California Manufacturers and Technology Association head Lance Hastings, who began his career as a capitol staffer and has a long history with California trade associations.

Both the Legislature and the Governor in California play critical roles in the development and adoption of the state budget.

In the fifth installment of our ongoing look at candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he terms out next year, we look ...

OPINION - A state entity like the California Education Learning Lab is essential for keeping California at the forefront of ...

Editor’s Note: Dan Morain is working on a book about the politics and history of our mental health care system. This article was made possible in part with funding and supportfrom the USC Center for ...

In the California Constitution, it sets forth the method of enacting new laws, or statutes, in this state. That lawmaking power is shared between the Legislature and the People (through the initiative ...

There’s only two weeks before the completion of the 2024 March Primary and early numbers are suggesting an historically low turnout. Last year we looked at turnout patterns in presidential primary ...

This is the latest in Capitol Weekly’s series of occasional longform stories closely examining some of issues facing California lawmakers, regulators and voters. The Hustler Casino and the Yaamava’ ...

In January 2020, Californians thought they were getting out of the private prison business. They are, but under a new law, AB 32, which went into effect at the first of that year, the state remains ...