Lina Mills recalls how she came to this country from Colombia at age 16 having never worked a day in her life.

Environmental groups are pressing California lawmakers to include a multibillion-dollar climate resilience bond on the ...

The Legislature passes a placeholder state budget, but must still negotiate with Gov. Gavin Newsom on the final deal. How the ...

The state legislature passed its plan on Thursday to close a $45 billion budget shortfall, but negotiations continue with ...

California's budget is being hashed out behind closed doors, as Gov. Newsom and top Democrats grapple with a ...

Newsom had proposed eliminating the new in-home benefit for qualified immigrants to save nearly $95 million in the next ...

Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a $13.9 billion state budget early Friday that includes additional funding for ...

Two days before its deadline, the Legislature on Thursday passed a state budget, largely along party lines. But with ...

2. Mr. Newsom signed the bill raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers in the state to $25 an hour on Oct. 13. The legislation, SB 525, called for annual increases beginning June 1, ranging ...

A majority of California voters, including those in competitive districts currently held by a Republican, said they plan to vote for Democratic candidates in a number of federal races this ...