Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 137 into law, giving the state the power to prevent federal immigration ...

The costs of leaving the California Environmental Quality Act intact became too high. Newsom confronted the issue squarely, ushering reforms.

Scott Wiener, called for developers of major AI models to adopt stringent safety measures, including auditing, reporting, and ...

After a decade of intense debating California overhauls CEQA, its landmark environmental law with hopes of making the state more affordable to live.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the advisory group in September at the same time he vetoed Senate Bill 1047, state Sen. Scott Wiener’s AI-safety legislation.

The California Report on Frontier Policy outlines new plans for AI guardrails that could be implemented as state law.

Unions across California advocate for AB 288, a state-level solution to labor law disputes, ensuring timely protection for unionized workers and labor rights.

Democrats wanted to file a discharge petition to try to force a Helene bill with $435 million in relief funding out of Senate committee.

An emotional Senator Padilla took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to discuss the charged scene from last week when officials forced him out of an event with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

According to Newsom, there is no existing agency that could implement the bill, though SB 1403 would have created one. In May 2024, CalMatters reported that members of the CLBC sent a letter to Newsom ...