A sweeping set of new California laws will take effect July 1, 2026, impacting food labeling, gun sales, robotaxi regulations, and school policies. The legislation requires restaurants with 20 or more…
President Donald Trump adjusted his baseless conspiracy theory that California's primary elections were rigged against Republicans after his endorsed gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton qualified for…
Congress has failed to pass comprehensive tech regulation for decades, while states like California are moving to regulate AI risks such as privacy violations, job losses, and existential threats. AI …
President Donald Trump made baseless claims of election fraud in California's primary, targeting Democratic voters with false allegations of cheating. Republican candidate Steve Hilton, who currently …
Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election for California governor after positioning himself as the most experienced candidate in a crowded field. The former state attorney general and U…
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of …
California's unemployment insurance system is projected to be more than $22 billion in debt by the end of 2026, a financial quagmire that will become the next governor's problem after Gavin Newsom lea…
Former Rep. Katie Porter conceded the California governor's race Tuesday night after polls closed, acknowledging she would not advance to the general election. Porter, who placed fifth in early return…
California faces a looming health care crisis as federal cuts from HR 1 threaten to eliminate $7 billion in annual Medicaid funding, impacting 15 million Medi-Cal recipients. State leaders warn the ca…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of prioritizing profits over user safety and linking the company's chatbot to multiple vi…
The Trump White House released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence on March 20, 2026, sending Congress a seven-point legislative blueprint designed to establish federal AI standa…
Eight new state data privacy laws taking effect in 2025 will impact businesses nationwide, regardless of location, as state attorneys general escalate enforcement actions. California, Texas, and other…
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has relocated his family from the US to Buenos Aires, Argentina, citing high taxes, political turmoil, and fears of nuclear war and an AI meltdown as reasons for the m…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, on Thursday, alleging the genetic testing company failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach that …
Anthony Rendon, a former state assemblymember and candidate for California superintendent of public instruction, outlined his priorities in a Bay Area News Group questionnaire ahead of the June primar…
Massachusetts leaders are pitching the state as a haven for AI talent fleeing California's proposed ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires' assets. Half of the 20 mo…
The Illinois House of Representatives passed SB 315 on May 27, 2026, in a 110-0 vote, requiring frontier AI companies to create and annually update risk-management plans and undergo independent third-…
The San Mateo County Office of Education faces a fragmented system of 23 school districts, stark inequality in per-pupil spending, and declining enrollment that will force school closures and layoffs.…
California Governor Gavin Newsom is shifting toward a more populist stance on artificial intelligence regulation as he prepares for a potential 2028 presidential run, after years of aligning with Sili…
California's proposed one-time wealth tax on billionaires would generate $100 billion over five years, an amount that would take 25 years of lost income tax revenue to match even if every billionaire …