Environmentalists and other groups are urging lawmakers to reject California Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal to borrow money from the state’s cap and trade program.

A new study suggests that where you live may influence the medical procedure you receive.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent emergency-response specialists to Oklahoma to help after a devastating tornado hit the state. American Red Cross volunteers in the Sacramento area are waiting to hear if they will also be needed.

People who live in Vallejo have voted on how to spend $3 million in sales tax revenues. The vote marks the first city-wide “Participatory Budgeting” process in the United States.

While the number of deaths and amount of damage caused by a huge tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday remain high, state officials said today that fewer people than feared may have lost their lives. Follow NPR coverage: Update: 6:20pm PT