Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference about redistricting at the Governor’s Mansion in downtown Sacramento on Friday, July 25, 2025, after meeting with Texas lawmakers about Republican plans to redraw districts in that state. DANIEL HEUER [email protected]

California, the most populous state in the United States, had recorded 827 monkeypox cases as of Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — second to New York, which ...

Monkeypox cases in California, Illinois and New York make up nearly half of the nationwide total. The governors in those states have all declared a state of emergency to help address the outbreaks.

Three Democratic-led states that offered free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs.

The Trump administration's freeze of $6.8 billion in education funds spurred a multi-state lawsuit for its release.

Illinois just passed its biggest tax increase in the state’s history. California’s Gov. Jerry Brown also favors a tax increase but the rules in his state are that voters will have to de…

New Census Bureau figures show the multi-year net outmigration of people from California, New York, and Illinois has not only continued, the trend has picked up steam. Despite that, governors and ...

A Six Flags executive said the company likely will not renew the lease on California's Great America in Santa Clara.

Like California, Illinois regularly issues bonds to pay for current government operations. But unlike California, Illinois has some of the country's least-funded public employee pension plans.

The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide. Monday’s declarations come as more than ...