Thirteen years ago, a minor political miracle occurred in California’s Capitol. A Democrat-dominated Legislature passed and a Democratic governor, Jerry Brown, signed a significant overhaul of state ...

SACRAMENTO—It’s been 26 years since the California Legislature passed a landmark law that dramatically boosted California Highway Patrol pensions—a move that municipalities quickly followed. Senate ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s public employee unions often put up the big money — and the only money — in elections for seats on the ...

Somebody should sponsor an initiative banning increases in public employee compensation unless the state budget is balanced. Because even as the California Legislature grapples with a $12 billion ...

Thirteen years ago, a minor political miracle occurred in California’s Capitol. CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why ...