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California Democrats used a common legislative tactic called “gut and amend” to rush legislation for a special election on new election maps. -
California counties are scrambling to prepare for Gov. Gavin Newsom's special election on redrawing congressional districts for the 2026 midterm. The effort will cost tens of millions of dollars. -
This fall at least 200,000 California students are expected to enroll in transitional kindergarten, which serves as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten. -
After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are moving to get Kern County wells pumping again to avoid soaring gasoline prices. -
California shoots pointed words at states upriver, as negotiators struggle toward sharing supplies. Without a deal, the Trump Administration will step in. -
We're getting the first look at Newsom's proposed changes to counter President Donald Trump's push in Texas to put more Republicans in Congress. -
Millions of consumers will feel the pinch when rates already expected to rise will jump even further. Federal subsidies, set to expire at year’s end, are partly to blame. -
Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering, and math programs. -
California has tried to eradicate ugly South American swamp rodents called nutria. Shooting destructive nonnative mute swans might be a tougher sell. -
Proposed ballot initiative aims to repeal Proposition 103, the California law that regulates home and auto insurance.
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