California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday used his State of the State spotlight and a follow-up social media post to celebrate industry-specific minimum wage hikes and contrast them with far lower pay in many Republican-led states.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes moving California Department of Education into the executive branch to centralize authority, strengthen the superintendent role, and modernize governance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes unifying the policymaking State Board of Education with the California Department of Education, a move he said would better align education efforts.

While Walz issued press statements specifying the policy and administrative decisions he has made to tackle fraud, and has ended his bid for re-election in Minnesota, Newsom has gone on the attack with an active social media presence in which he has slammed his critics and denied that there is fraud in the Golden State.

California governor Gavin Newsom blasted President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for spreading misinformation during the state's 2025 wildfires, calling their claims "weaponized lies."

An appeals court has rejected a California agency's plan to issue bonds to pay for a proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson said he would travel to California to "investigate fraud," leading the governor's press office to post a gay joke.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warns California Gov. Newsom that federal investigators are coming after Minnesota fraud busts.