State Politics

47+ min ago   (513+ words) Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM MT Life in Durango and across Southwest Colorado revolves around the lands and waters we all know and love. From the Animas River to the spectacular San Juan Mountains, our landscape defines our region’s character, sustains local…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1052+ words) Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is trying to charge a concerned citizen $4,888 to review his office’s emails about the sales tax increase. In a response to a separate request, his office also revealed that he has no written plans that…...

17+ hour, 9+ min ago   (46+ words) Fox News Steve Hilton tours LA's Skid Row, criticizes California's handling of homelessness Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton discusses homelessness, taxpayer spending and Democratic leadership during a tour of Skid Row with Fox News Digital....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1424+ words) SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 40 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export. View signing message here. AB 395 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (671+ words) San Jose has reached a tentative contract agreement with its public sector union workers, likely averting a strike and ending a monthslong standoff over demands for higher wages and workforce protections. The tentative agreement struck Thursday breaks a negotiation deadlock…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (217+ words) The largest state employee union in California state workers strike has announced a one-day strike scheduled for the 21st. If realized, this would mark the union’s first statewide strike in history, potentially causing disruptions in administrative services such as the Department…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (871+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he expects to continue suing President Trump to protect Californians’ rights, will work to address affordability, and improve public safety if reelected. "I got a full tank of gas, and because we're in California,…...

21+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1151+ words) Get informed in minutes with our Voter Guide for California’s November 3 election. Five days after signing a law formalizing a state apology for “harms and atrocities” against California’s Native peoples, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two additional bills that California tribes…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (246+ words) A firefighter works a line to prevent the Camp Fire from spreading near a home on Pentz Road in Paradise on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. By Andrew GrahamThe Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation mandating the state look into…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago   (630+ words) A BART train departs the station near the site of a new construction project that will bring modular housing to the El Cerrito BART station, in El Cerrito, Calif., on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Related California is starting the 780 unit development meant…...