Polls show voters are turning sharply against data centers and several bills to regulate the facilities are advancing in the California Legislature. Utilities and tech companies, meanwhile, are spending millions lobbying state officials.

California legislators say the Medi-Cal program needs $10 million to pay for gender-affirming care for minors after the Trump administration cut funding.

The proposed settlement resolves claims that Meta designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

The IBM research center cannot remain frozen in time, but flexibility should not mean a blank check.

UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation, multifamily condos accounted for just 3 percent of the new housing the state added between 2011 and 2021, compared with 38 percent in Canada.

San Jose State University is reviewing the allegations of antisemitism and harassment made against it for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Virginia-based AES cited project economics, infrastructure requirements, market conditions, community considerations and long-term investment priorities as reasons it won't submit plans for the project near Morgan Hill.

Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems, address climate risks, expand housing opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure. Those investments shape daily life across our state. Yet years after the votes are counted and projects are underway, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer a simple question: Did we get the results we were promised?

A new federal law requires California colleges to prove that their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or face losing access to federal loans. About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.

Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.

California’s tribal casinos found an ally in Attorney General Rob Bonta who sought to ban blackjack at private cardrooms, but a judge ruled Bonta overstepped his authority. 

The high court ruling allows states to ban transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s teams, but doesn’t require it – which means that California and 22 other states can keep their current policies.

The state budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials at school libraries.

The feds want to shift more money to homeless shelters that require sobriety, which could cost California nearly $238 million for permanent housing and put nearly 15,000 Californians back on the street.

Democratic leaders in California agree that speeding up the vote count would be nice. But they refuse to pursue any changes that would decrease voter access despite voter frustration with the slow trickle of results.

State lawmakers’ budget plan would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget negotiations begin in earnest.