By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom opened this year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than previously planned, the state would have a modest surplus of $363 milli...
By Ryan Sabalow, CalMatters A line up of electric vehicles at a Hyundai dealership in Fresno on Sept. 7, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This story was originally publishe...
By Katy Grimes californiaglobe.com/fl/trumps-christmas-gas-prices/ This holiday season is delivering cheaper gas prices as travelers hit the road in record numbers. The national average dropped more t...
Budget letter supports public safety‚ wildfire protection‚ and better accountability for state programs’ results While we are celebrating the holiday season‚ in Sacramento we are already looking forwa...
Publishers Note: Solid information reporting on cracks in the system, this article echoes many of them across Siskiyou with the accused and lack of resources for representation in a court of law. By A...
By Anna AlmendralaCalMatters Rural counties in California are breathing a sigh of relief this week. Nine months after Congress failed to renew critical federal funding for rural schools, roads and oth...
By Khari Johnson, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Trump signed an executive order today to discourage state governments from regu...
By Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At a California State Senate committee hearing this year, the director o...
(Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025) — Today, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom demanding California abandon a proposal that would redistribute agricultur...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters A high speed rail ramp under construction in Fresno on Sept. 12, 2025. The state's cap-and-invest money is expected to help keep the rail plan alive. Photo by Larry Val...