Were a private corporation to cook its books like the state government does, its executives could wind up in jail for fraud.

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now working its way through Congress, permanently extends tax cuts ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — It appears state lawmakers and Governor Gavin Newsom have reached a new state budget deal after months of ...

The California Legislature has just a few days to pass a 2025-26 state budget to meet the state Constitution’s June 15 deadline. The deadline will be met, if for no other reason than legislators ...

California isn’t only state beefing up its film incentives. Texas’ film and TV incentive fund will grow $50 million to $150 million for films with a budget of at least $1.5 million that have ...

The California Legislature has just a few days to pass a 2025-26 state budget to meet the state constitution’s June 15 deadline. The deadline will be met, if for no other reason than legislators ...

The state has adopted the same hide-the-pea approach to budgeting that the federal government employs, one that has resulted ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including ...

Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a ...

California's economy is the fifth-largest in the world. Last year the state faced an estimated $46.8 billion budget deficit and in the year before, a $32 billion budget shortfall.