I recently noted that even struggling New Mexico, the only U.S. state to end the last four decades less economically free ...

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California might boast that it’s the world’s 4th-largest economy, but the statewide job market is one of the nation’s weakest ...

Tax law and funding cuts to Medicaid are the issues most likely to prevent one “big, beautiful bill” from moving through both chambers and reaching President Donald Trump’s desk. Republican leaders ...

The University of California Board of Regents today approved the appointment of James B. Milliken as the 22nd president of UC ...

There are some pretty big-name grocery store chains that are shutting down some locations in 2025, from Kroger to Aldi to ...

The World Population Review ranks California as the state with the third-highest cost of living for 2025, following Hawaii ...

SB 630 will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday and I’m urging my colleagues in the Senate to support ...

The University of California has announced that James B. Milliken will be the next president of the system. Milliken comes to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while ...

California's population has grown for the second year in a row, reversing pandemic declines, with growth concentrated in its ...

Advocates hope the poll findings will shape how California navigates its budget shortfall and looming federal cuts to ...