/tags/california-legislature California legislature en-US Copyright Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:39:00 GMT /immigration/2025-02-01/ca-lawmakers-seek-to-clarify-immigration-enforcements-reach-in-schools-with-two-bills The Trump administration cleared the way for immigration enforcement officers to enter schools in its first week. Now, California lawmakers are working on new state-level restrictions to prevent that. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:39:00 GMT /immigration/2025-02-01/ca-lawmakers-seek-to-clarify-immigration-enforcements-reach-in-schools-with-two-bills Megan Myscofski /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/artificial-intelligence-is-bringing-nuclear-power-back-from-the-dead-maybe-even-in-california Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:08:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/artificial-intelligence-is-bringing-nuclear-power-back-from-the-dead-maybe-even-in-california Alex Shultz /politics-government/2025-01-24/ca-senate-passes-funds-to-sue-the-trump-administration The California Senate passed two bills Thursday to shore up funds for the state to sue the Trump administration. The Attorney General is already suing over a new immigration policy. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:30:34 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-24/ca-senate-passes-funds-to-sue-the-trump-administration Megan Myscofski /wildfire/2025-01-17/california-is-years-behind-in-implementing-a-law-to-make-homes-more-fire-resistant Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history, state lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes in risky areas. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:42:08 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-17/california-is-years-behind-in-implementing-a-law-to-make-homes-more-fire-resistant Trân Nguyễn /wildfire/2025-01-17/california-assembly-lawmakers-announce-legislation-for-fire-relief Lawmakers announced they will soon introduce bills to fastrack development for accessory dwelling units so that those displaced can live on their property while they rebuild. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:54:04 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-17/california-assembly-lawmakers-announce-legislation-for-fire-relief Laura Fitzgerald /politics-government/2025-01-06/five-things-to-watch-as-californias-legislature-returns-to-the-capitol-in-2025 A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans return to the Capitol today — at odds over how to lower the cost of living, how much to resist a second Trump presidency, where to trim state spending, how to harness tech innovations, and how far to go providing reparations to descendants of people once enslaved. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:42:40 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-06/five-things-to-watch-as-californias-legislature-returns-to-the-capitol-in-2025 Alexei Koseff /immigration/2025-01-03/can-california-keep-ice-away-from-schools-lawmakers-want-to-try-as-crackdowns-loom California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:03:38 GMT /immigration/2025-01-03/can-california-keep-ice-away-from-schools-lawmakers-want-to-try-as-crackdowns-loom Carolyn Jones /health-and-medicine/2025-01-03/california-almost-legalized-psychedelics-now-supporters-are-looking-for-a-good-test-case Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those keep dying in California. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:48:35 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-01-03/california-almost-legalized-psychedelics-now-supporters-are-looking-for-a-good-test-case Ana B. Ibarra /politics-government/2025-01-01/new-california-laws-that-might-affect-your-2025 This past year California lawmakers passed — and Governor Gavin Newsom signed — more than 100 bills, and many of those have become new laws in 2025. Plus there are bills from previous years that are also scheduled to take effect after Jan. 1. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:39:58 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-01/new-california-laws-that-might-affect-your-2025 Laura Fitzgerald, Tony Rodriguez, Megan Myscofski, Manola Secaira, Srishti Prabha, Keyshawn Davis, Gerardo Zavala, Kate Wolffe /law-and-justice/2024-12-30/emergency-room-workers-are-facing-more-attacks-a-new-california-law-increases-penalties A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:41:43 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-12-30/emergency-room-workers-are-facing-more-attacks-a-new-california-law-increases-penalties Ryan Sabalow