The DOJ has recently sent formal requests to multiple sheriffs across the state asking for information on legal status of ...

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them ...

AMERICORPS MAY HAVE WON a temporary legal reprieve to keep operating, but the long-term future looks bleak for the popular program that sends thousands of workers to California schools, food banks, ...

Starting in January, the state offered more-generous leave benefits. Claims in the first two quarters this year were up about ...

California is about to put new restrictions on its legal aid fund often used by undocumented immigrants. Advocates are saying ...

Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Julia Brownley (CA-26) in a letter to Department of Homeland ...

There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country. But when the federal government decided to stage one of ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law (AB 130 and SB 131) that include reform measures to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

California will begin restricting access to a key legal aid fund for undocumented immigrants with serious or violent felony ...

Homes tied to Ginnie Mae mortgages could be around 12% cheaper if builders weren’t helping borrowers obtain a lower mortgage ...

The resulting conflict is playing out in courtrooms, statehouses and regulatory agencies across the country. It’s grounded in constitutional questions of federal preemption, the commerce clause and ...