As Democratic control over the Legislature has become even more dominant, aggrieved businesses are creating their own ballot measures.

This November, voters will be asked to consider seven thorny policy proposals, from abortion to zero emission vehicles.

State legislators last week killed dozens of bills, including some controversial proposals on health care costs, social media regulation, pay transparency, climate change and much, more more.

Among the biggest beneficiaries of Govern For California, a network of local chapters — 'force mulipliers' — that amplifies its donors’ influence on legislative races, is Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who wants to become the next Assembly speaker.

The Supreme Court ruling overturning a strict New York law on who can carry concealed weapons will likely lead to a challenge of California gun laws.

Approved by voters in 2010 and rolled out for the first time statewide two years later, California's Top Two primary election voting system has changed state politics.

After a weekend of lobbying, jockeying and speculating, then a flurry of parliamentary maneuvers and a six-hour closed-door caucus meeting on Tuesday, Rivas’ campaign for speaker ended abruptly. California Assembly Democrats decided to keep their current leader, Speaker Anthony Rendon

Gov. Gavin Newsom reveals his revised May budget, including his inflation relief plan and spending priorities on education, the environment.

The governor won’t get “Democrat” listed next to his name on the recall ballot, rules the same judge who gave recall proponents more time to collect signatures.

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised business as usual on Tuesday, but there could be exceptions to everyday life returning to normal. Here are questions and answers to clear up some of the confusion.

So far, political fundraisers have set up six campaign committees to spend on either side of the still-unofficial recall election.

In a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom could get more votes than his replacement—and still lose his job.

On two other measures, California voters continued to distance themselves from the state’s tough-on-crime approach of prior decades.

In this map, each ZIP code is colored according to the candidate who amassed more individual contributions from its residents.

In the current election cycle, Californians are being asked to weigh in on two more changes to the tax-slashing constitutional amendment.

It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster.