Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly preparing to sign a state budget shaped by the shadow of a multi-billion-dollar deficit. The result is a budget containing a $321.1 billion spending plan that comes ...

California cannabis taxes will jump this week after a proposal to eliminate the planned hike was left out of the state budget bill. California marijuana consumers will face higher taxes beginning July ...

On Sept. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 113, the 2026 Budget Bill Jr., which includes significant new investments in California’s arts, culture and creative sector. This final 2026-27 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers approved a $351.7 billion state budget Monday - the last one Newsom will sign as governor - that increases some business and health care taxes and bolsters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, left, D-Hollister, and Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, speak June 10, 2024, at ...

On July 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a draconian $321 billion budget passed with strong Democratic support in the state legislature. The budget was presented as a pragmatic ...

12:23 p.m. Jan. 10, 2026: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that 146,000 child-care slots are funded. California and its state-funded programs are heading into a period of volatile ...

This week, Democratic legislators approved a state budget — Gavin Newsom’s last as governor. When Newsom took office in 2019, California’s budget totaled approximately $209 billion. The budget he and ...

California just received another warning from its own watchdog, and if you run freight through the Golden State, it deserves your attention. The California State Auditor's newly released High-Risk ...

A fund for retired MMA fighters is getting $1 million. None of it went through a grant application, a scoring rubric, or a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will face a projected $18 billion deficit next year, setting up a challenge for Gov. Gavin Newsom to safeguard some of the progressive policies that have defined ...

After a monthslong process, California's budget nears the finish line, which contains a $321.1 billion spending plan, according to state documents. The budget comes amid what lawmakers say as "massive ...