The spending plan reflects resistance to making sweeping cuts to reduce a $12-billion budget deficit expected in the year ahead, with Democratic lawmakers citing uncertainty about the scope of California's financial problems.| Los Angeles Times
More than two dozen lawmakers signed a letter urging the governor and CalRecycle to toss regulations drafted to implement landmark plastic legislation they say ignores the law.| Los Angeles Times
The Republican-majority Senate voted to nullify California's landmark environmental rule that would've banned the sale of new cars that exclusively run on fossil fuels.| Los Angeles Times