California state government's largest union is scheduled to strike this week. It could affect services at a number of offices that people visit every day, including the DMV.

The California DMV routinely failed to take big rig drivers off the road after they caused fatal crashes, a CalMatters investigation shows.

If California voters approve it, Prop. 38 will direct $4 billion to one research institute. Only one institute currently qualifies for the money.

Gov. Gavin Newsom presided over growing budget deficits and debt, unemployment payment scandals, bungled COVID closures and other mismanaged state efforts.

Everything you could possibly ever want to know about Prop 37, the weirdest measure on California’s 2026 ballot.

Democrat Marni von Wilpert and Republican Jim Desmond are vying for the 48th Congressional District’s swing voters with moderate, establishment politics ...

Republicans questioned elections before reforms made redistricting nonpartisan. Now they accuse California of letting noncitizens vote.

Federal prosecutors say 28 green card holders illegally registered or voted in California. Experts say voter fraud is exceedingly rare.

The California DMV has the authority to take away drivers' licenses, but a CalMatters investigation finds it routinely does ...

CalMatters and Evident Media team up to investigate what happens to truck drivers in California after they kill someone on ...

Two California Supreme Court judges are on the ballot in November for a retention election. Voters have only once removed ...

Current and formerly incarcerated women spoke to KQED about a pattern of sexual abuse and retaliation that persists at California's largest women’s prison.