California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s decision to veto a sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) bill has renewed the debate over ...

Supporters say the bill is designed to benefit the local economy, but opponents fear it could spread up and down the state ...

California has become the second state in the US to ban legacy and donor admissions preferences at both public and private colleges, marking a significant shift in the landscape of US higher education ...

On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that officially apologized for California’s role in American slavery —and will put a plaque in the state’s capitol symbolizing the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed legislation that gives the state more agency in managing the Los Angeles–San Luis Obispo–San Diego rail corridor.

The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t offer ...

The state budget deficit and general election appeared to moderate the environmental ambition of lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom this year.

A new California law will ban private universities from considering an applicant's relationship to alumni or donors. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the law will level the playing field, but not everyone ...

Colorado is on the cusp of allowing psychedelics such as mushrooms and DMT to be used for medicinal purposes, with California ...