Even for illness, California Legislature absences count as 'no' votes - CalMatters
Some California Assemblymembers missed at least a quarter of votes due to illness or family matters. But on bill votes, absence is the same as a “no.”| CalMatters
Some California Assemblymembers missed at least a quarter of votes due to illness or family matters. But on bill votes, absence is the same as a “no.”| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law when it sent troops to L.A. with military security perimeters and alleged apprehensions of civilian protestors.| CalMatters
Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.| CalMatters
Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting.| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to approve congressional districts that would wipe out five Republican seats. He's trying to counter a GOP gerrymander in Texas.| CalMatters
Maya C. Miller covers politics and government accountability for CalMatters, with one eye on the state Legislature and the other on California's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. She will help lead CalMatters' coverage of campaigns, voters and elections in the run-up to the 2026 midterms. Maya came to CalMatters in June 2025 by way of the New York Times, where she covered Congress as the David E. Rosenbaum fellow in Washington, D.C. She hit the 2024 campaign trail and delivered dee...| CalMatters
Jeanne Kuang is an accountability reporter who covers labor, politics and California’s state government.| CalMatters
Alexei Koseff covers Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and California government from Sacramento.| CalMatters
A Supreme Court ruling gives immigrants the right to a K-12 education. But some conservative groups are pushing to get that overturned.| CalMatters
Overall, transitional kindergarten numbers are up, but the percentage of eligible children enrolling is down.| CalMatters
Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2025 California budget calls for a new homeless agency and free diapers for infants. It points to uncertainty because of fires and President-elect Trump.| CalMatters
State officials are investigating a developer that converted motels for California homeless under the Homekey program.| CalMatters
Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.| CalMatters
CalMatters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom committed to explaining California policy and politics.| CalMatters
Increased immigration enforcement by the Trump administration has many immigrants too afraid to exercise legal rights as tenants.| CalMatters
A bill that legislators will examine in 2026 would open parole eligibility for some prisoners serving life sentences without parole.| CalMatters
California is suing the federal government again as President Trump continues to push an anti-immigrant agenda.| CalMatters
California officials argue that President Trump acted illegally when he took control of California’s National Guard over the weekend.| CalMatters
California progressives rejoiced as democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral primary. But replicating it may be harder in California.| CalMatters
CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their accounts raise potential legal questions about the government’s operation.| CalMatters
State lawmakers say it’s too expensive to live and buy goods in California. Yet state senators from both parties voted to raise costs for car buyers by up to $415.| CalMatters
California loses one of 53 House seats after the 2020 Census found the Golden State's population growth is slowing. That's a first.| CalMatters
The Trump administration often flouts the law when deporting immigrants. Such disregard undermines the claim it seeks to uphold it in L.A.| CalMatters
The plan will impose a special charge on homeowners and insurance companies to cover $1 billion in L.A. wildfire costs| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised to bring single-payer health care to the state but is now content to settle for something less.| CalMatters
Pro-housing lawmakers want to strip the California Coastal Commission of more authority in order to spur housing development| CalMatters
California governments relied on FEMA to foot much of the bill housing the homeless during COVID. Now, they’re on the hook for $300 million.| CalMatters
Mortality rates for homeless people in California - and the US - more than tripled from 2010 to 2020, a new study shows.| CalMatters
