CalMatters

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.

Labor unions are trying once again to regulate self-checkout lanes at California stores. This year’s bill waters down a version that died last session, but businesses still warn it will increase costs and lead to consumer frustration.

The Trump administration is encouraging immigrants to leave, and its raids in Los Angeles are making life miserable for many who stay.

A new state audit finds having employees work from home could save the state hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate and facilities costs.