A new commission of health care leaders tasked with setting a new course for Medi-Cal as budget woes and coverage pressures ...

California lawmakers are facing a projected multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that state analysts claimed could persist ...

California faces an $18 billion deficit by 2026-27 as Democrat Gov. Newsom's spending policies create a structural budget ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Senate Republicans on Wednesday laid out their budget priorities for the 2026–27 fiscal year, ...

Millions gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties to fund care. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, counties are unsure how they'll fill ...

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 ...

During the pandemic, federal money flooded into state and local coffers. Once that funding ended, government spending didn't adjust downward.

CAPI is a state only cash assistance program for non citizens who are aged, blind or disabled and who would otherwise qualify ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populous state.But the budget ...

From left, Gov. Gavin Newsom; Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire; and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. (Associated Press; For The Times) California leaders reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on ...

Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers last week began ...

California is a state in crisis. Negotiations to resolve its $26.3 billion budget deficit are weeks behind deadline, more than $470 million worth of IOUs are clogging government ledgers and its state ...