Diane L. Harkey

SACRAMENTO -- An Assembly subcommittee voted Wednesday to restore $418 million to California's judiciary, but not before one lawmaker shared some tough words for the state's court system. “While the state grappled with a budget crisis, court...

A group of Republican state lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday that would allow school districts to use education funds to train teachers, administrators and janitors to use guns so they can protect campuses from violent intruders. The six...

The California Assembly approved widespread changes to public employee pensions on Friday. The bill now goes to the state Senate for another vote, the final stop before it heads to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk. "It is meaningful, significant, historic reform,"...

Chamber of Commerce interim Executive Director Kristine Thalman finds working and living in her hometown exhilarating, if a little demanding. "You have a vested interest," said Thalman, who has headed the chamber staff since last September. "It is...

In his State of the State address Governor Jerry Brown not only talked about California’s progress, but also proposed cuts and temporary taxes. “Neither is popular, but both must be done," he said. The Governor said they have been able to...

Two influential Republican lawmakers called Friday for California to slow down the high-speed rail project. The vice chairs of the Assembly Budget Committee and Appropriations Committee asked the head of a budget panel to reject a request to allocate...

A California lawmaker has proposed legislation that would halt the sale of $9 billion in voter-approved bonds for the Golden State's embattled high-speed rail project....

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday told lawmakers that businesses are unfairly exploiting Proposition 13, the constitutional amendment limiting property tax increases....