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Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to shift $500 million in cap-and-trade fees levied on business for greenhouse emissions into the state budget ran into bipartisan opposition Tuesday.

As budget talks head into their final weeks, supporters of programs suffering from years of cuts are asking for help. Gov. Jerry Brown opposes any new spending. But Assembly and Senate Democrats have...

Last month, Texas registered 33,100 new jobs, the largest over-the-month increase in employment of any state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is asking federal bankruptcy courts to disqualify a law firm from participating in the municipal bankruptcy proceedings of San Bernardino and...

Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to modify realignment might alter the composition of Riverside County's jail population, but it wouldn't halt the flood of inmates being released before their time is up, a...

Porterville Unified School District stands to gain if Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed revised budget is approved by the state Legislature.

Democrats who control the Legislature have proposed about 20 tax and fee measures affecting such things as soda, cigarettes, plastic bags and bullets.

Gov. Jerry Brown's new budget proposal pours millions of dollars into California's welfare-to-work program, offering a boost for the Valley, where unemployment ranks among the highest in the state.

A private fundraising company hired to raise money for California state parks is accused of spending almost $1 million of a large donation on its own bills, an accusation it denies as legislators say...

By following through with plans to lay off more than 400 food service workers and then replace them, the Honda Center's management company will qualify for job creation tax credits that could be worth...