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Siskiyou County ranchers who defied a state water order in 2022 were fined only about $50 each. Under new legislation headed to the governor, some daily fines for water scofflaws can increase 20-fold.

Unable to jam through bills he says will lower California gas prices, Gov. Newsom calls the Legislature back into session.

Pharmacy benefit managers attempt to negotiate cost savings for insurers. California is considering new rules that would require them to pass their discounts on to consumers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He鈥檚 asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.

Housing and homelessness are top of mind as California lawmakers wrap up their 2024 legislative session.

The sprawling California legislation offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens. The coming weeks could decide its fate.

The California Legislature has been back in session for less than a week, and lawmakers are already making retail theft bills a priority.

On their first day back from summer recess, California lawmakers made clear that the budget crunch isn鈥檛 over.

Fresno County is about to appoint a library review committee that critics say will censor children鈥檚 books. But a bill before the Legislature would outlaw such groups in California.

Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.

State lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the bills鈥� proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges.

The Secretary of the Senate and chief administrative officer of the Assembly said that there has been heightened concern about political violence in recent years, and a bill is underway to protect California lawmakers and candidates from rampant threats.