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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

CARE Court changes judges’ role, says an appellate judge who presided over such a court. It requires judges to inspire trust and exercise empathy and relationship-building.

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

Adam Gray won California’s closest House race by 187 votes in 2024. Now, Republicans are spending millions trying to reclaim the Central Valley seat.