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State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire speaks during a press conference at a Home Depot in San Jose, where Gov. Gavin Newsom signed retail crime legislation into law on Aug. 16. Florence Middleton/CalMatters photo

In a striking setback to reduce California's air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious

Fires in Southern California continue to burn as people in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties remain under red flag warnings . Dry conditions

While advocates scramble to improve cleanup worker safety, private firefighting raises concerns about wealth inequality.

Donald Trump, again president, issued a torrent of new executive orders that target policies including immigration and the environment.

From CalMatters' Wendy Fry In a significant escalation of immigration enforcement, the Pentagon said today that 1,500 active-duty troops will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border.

With President Donald Trump bound for Los Angeles today and once again threatening to withhold wildfire aid to California unless the state abides by his water policies , Gov.

The wildfires that are still burning in Southern California have been thrusted into the national stage as President Donald Trump continues his

The wildfires still burning in Southern California have destroyed thousands of homes . A freshman state lawmaker, whose district includes one of

A wide-ranging but vague order prompted California and nearly two dozen other states to sue President Donald Trump’s administration.