June 27, 2017 | Ben Bradford
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $183 billion budget into law Tuesday, which raises spending on education, child care and Medi-Cal.
June 22, 2017 | Ben Bradford
A proposal to pay down California pension debt is nearing passage in the state Legislature despite criticism from non-partisan analysts
June 22, 2017 | Ben Adler
There’s still more work left on the California budget for state lawmakers. Even though they sent a spending plan to Gov. Jerry Brown last week, up to a dozen companion “trailer” bills remain – and they could come up for votes as soon as Thursday.
June 16, 2017 | Ben Adler
California lawmakers have approved a state budget deal with a provision that has Republicans accusing Democrats of trying to steal an election.
June 15, 2017 | Ben Bradford | Julia Mitric
In a compromise between Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown, California lawmakers approved a $125 billion budget, including new state rules on marijuana and using tobacco tax revenue to fund higher payments for Medi-Cal providers.
June 14, 2017 | Julia Mitric
Whether a Freudian slip or merely a typo, a legislative staff report on a piece of the California budget package drew laughter when in place of the word "cannabis," it said "cannibals."
June 14, 2017 | Sally Schilling
The California State University system says 31,000 students who are eligible for enrollment don't end up getting accepted to the schools they apply to.
June 13, 2017 | Ben Adler
After a couple of false starts – and negotiations that stretched over the weekend – California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders say they've reached a state budget deal.
June 12, 2017 | Ben Adler | Julia Mitric | Sally Schilling
Democratic lawmakers have reached a deal with California Governor Jerry Brown over how to spend more than a billion dollars in Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue.
June 9, 2017
Early Thursday, it looked like lawmakers were headed for a deal on California's budget. And though they have started to roll out of pieces of the state budget deal, they haven't reached a full agreement yet. Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler has more.
