Millions went to pet projects even as lawmakers made deep budget cuts. Here’s how they sent money back home to help get re-elected.

McCarthy’s speakership kept California Republicans relevant. Now without him, and after the passage of Prop. 50, Golden State GOPers must fend for themselves.

CalMatters identified at least 100 "pork-barrel" earmarks set aside by California lawmakers in the latest state budget.

A 2017 California law is meant to protect the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes, including by forbidding ...

California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.