The increased duty for about 3,000 seasonal firefighters is estimated to cost at least $175 million. “This escalating ...

In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...

Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would create a new Wildfire Intelligence Agency, seeking ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says he will support former Vice President Kamala Harris if she decides to run for ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is not running for governor in 2026. The Democratic AG told Politico that he is seeking ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed ... McGuire's proposal is aimed at addressing California's growing fire season -- which typically lasted from June to October in the 1990s but ...

After Democrats barred them from joining California's Legislative Latino Caucus, a group of Republican state lawmakers is forming their own group to advocate for policies they say will represent and ...

President Donald Trump “will do the right thing” and support aid for wildfire-ravaged Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.