On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two ...

AB 394 expands mechanisms for transit agencies in California to protect their employees and provides a blueprint that other ...

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Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday sharpened his criticism of a proposed ballot measure to tax billionaires, a measure opponents say ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is doubling down on his opposition of a potential billionaire tax in his state. The post Newsom ...

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What would Democrats in Sacramento do if they didn’t have billionaires to pay their bills? The prospect is suddenly occurring to Gov. Gavin Newsom as a union-backed referendum for a wealth tax risks ...

SAN FRANCICO (KGO) -- San Francisco is taking another step towards possibly paying reparations to some African-American citizens. Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week to create a fund to help ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Several new Tennessee laws will take effect Jan. 1, bringing changes aimed at protecting children online, increasing accountability for repeat domestic violence offenders and ...

The trial of a Texas police officer charged in the halting law enforcement response to the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary in ...