Millions went to pet projects even as lawmakers made deep budget cuts. Here’s how they sent money back home to help get re-elected.

A 2017 California law is meant to protect the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes, including by forbidding ...

McCarthy’s speakership kept California Republicans relevant. Now without him, and after the passage of Prop. 50, Golden State GOPers must fend for themselves.

CalMatters identified at least 100 "pork-barrel" earmarks set aside by California lawmakers in the latest state budget.

California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.