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The measure would have allowed the Office of the Inspector General that oversees the high-speed rail authority to hire more highly trained workers for audits and investigations.

In their only debate, Xavier Becerra repeatedly linked Steve Hilton to President Donald Trump — while Hilton accused him of dodging California’s real problems.

“All you say is Trump, Trump, Trump,” Hilton said on a question about immigration. “Trump, Trump, Trump,” Becerra responded. So it went for an hour and a dozen issues.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law limiting the use of so-called Perkins operations against young people. The undercover stings are under scrutiny at the California Supreme Court.

Beyond their ideas on how to curb housing prices, Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nitya Raman have little to offer that would lower living costs in L.A.

A new math test will assess basic math skills for all K-2 students to help identify those who are struggling.

Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation. Others say there’s no way to predict the outcome.

It’s official: Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed and vetoed his last bills as California governor.  Wednesday was the final day for Newsom to weigh in on 1,160 bills that were sent to him by state legislators.  The governor, widely understood to be gearing up for a run for president, wanted the spotlight on some bills…

Some school officials were confused about how they could and could not spend their arts education money. A new law provides more guidance.