Was California's four-day order ever meant to stick? Or does it serve as an opening bid that lured unions to the table on the ...

The California Environmental Quality Act requires state and local governments to evaluate and publicize the environmental ...

Jerry Brown once described reform of the California Environmental Quality Act as “the lord’s work” but he, like other recent governors, was not willing to invest enough political capital to change ...

The top attorney for a California board that enforces labor rules said Thursday that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office may have violated state law over its handling of an order directing many public ...

SACRAMENTO — California businesses will soon face new limits in their use of independent contractors under a closely watched proposal signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the ...

The $20 minimum wage is just a starting point. The law creates a fast food council that has the power to increase that wage each year through 2029 by 3.5% or the change in averages for the U.S ...

For decades, the state’s landmark environmental law made it easy to block home construction. A new law changes that.

Gavin Newsom lays down the law on housing construction. The governor is wielding his power on an issue at the heart of California's struggle to address soaring costs.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two union-supported bills restricting the use of AI digital replicas of performers into law. In a symbolic move, the governor visited the Los Angeles ...