California’s opaque process allows powerful Democrats to bring home millions of dollars while rural, Republican-led districts receive little to none ...

CalMatters has found that the nine K-12 school districts in California that own military-grade weapons have not been reporting them annually.

State government treats community organizations like temporary vendors, not long-term partners needing steady funding and a place at the table, a nonprofit consultant says.

After a 144-year-old newspaper war, a bankruptcy and the internet gobbling its ad revenue, the Sacramento Bee is deeply cutting its staff, its owners announced.

"If we don’t have retirees, if we don’t have state workers because of AI, we don’t have a pension fund," said Theresa Taylor, the president of the CalPERS board.

Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the Supreme Court's decision shooting down President Trump's plan to restrict mail-in voting before the November election.

Close to 25,000 Californians could see a change in their medication starting as soon as next year if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation now sitting on his desk.

Emergency room visits connected to self-harm climbed through 2021, and the numbers remain elevated above pandemic-levels in California even as other indicators of mental distress have declined.

Ballots mailed to homes and the option to vote by mail are linked to high turnouts. There have been few attempts to commit voter fraud, a state official says.

Maya C. Miller covers politics and government accountability for CalMatters, with one eye on the state Legislature and the other on California’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. She will ...

The Supreme Court is weighing President Trump’s plan to limit universal mail-in voting with just seven weeks until the November election. California officials are urging people to vote early.

The new law prohibits technology companies from using student data to train or develop AI models and limits how companies can use that data.