John Myers

California lawmakers tackled policing, environmental and labor rules in 2019. Will those fights last into 2020?

There was a sense among watchers of the California Legislature that the final hours of the 2019 session would be a bit of a letdown.

After 27 years as chief clerk of the California Assembly, Dotson Wilson will retire at the end of September.

California's legislative year ends on Friday. Here are some of the big bills we're watching.

Dozens of business groups have asked for exemptions as Assembly Bill 5 seeks to clarify who is and isn't an employee in California.

Labor Day has always had a strong connection to the political world. New data and brewing fights are worth considering as the holiday arrives for 2019.

President Trump returns on Monday from France and a G7 summit with other world leaders that was overshadowed by two subplots: his feelings about the escalating trade war with China and a surprise visitor from Iran.

Most California voters were either too young to vote, or not even born, when Proposition 13's tax limits were put into place in 1978.

Voters will likely consider a proposal in 2020 to limit Proposition 13's tax limits to homeowners, boosting assessments on commercial properties and using much of the money on K-12 schools.

California's legislators return this week for a final, frenzied month of work before adjourning for the year.

El esfuerzo de California para automatizar el registro de votantes en el DMV resultó en miles de errores, pero no tuvo "ningún impacto en la elegibilidad de los votantes", dijo un funcionario.

California's effort to automate voter registration at the DMV resulted in thousands of errors, but they had "no impact to voter eligibility," an official said.

La campaña de Trump y el Partido Republicano demandaron a California por una ley que requiere que los candidatos presidenciales liberen sus declaraciones de impuestos para presentarse a las primarias.

The proposal uses $331 million from a 2012 national settlement reached in the wake of the recession-era mortgage crisis

La campaña de Trump y el Partido Republicano demandaron a California por una ley que requiere que los candidatos presidenciales liberen sus declaraciones de impuestos para presentarse a las primarias.