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Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and California Governor Jerry Brown are locked in a dispute over which prisoners might be eligible for early release…

The recount in the state controller’s race may be over, but that hasn’t stopped critics of California’s recount process from calling for an overhaul. As…

Two big changes to California elections could come up for debate in the state legislature in 2014. Ben Adler has more from Sacramento on proposals that…

Three former leaders of California’s three branches of government disagree about whether the state’s direct democracy process is serving voters well – but…

As negotiations over a potential overhaul of California’s landmark environmental law enter their final weeks, supporters of rewriting the California…

A new version of term limits, a new way to draw voting districts, a new system for running primary elections. Those three changes all took effect in 2012.…

California Governor Jerry Brown says he likely won’t be able to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA) this legislative session. He…

What some see as California’s most important environmental law, others see as an economic impediment. The 43-year-old California Environmental Quality…

The author of a bill that would exempt 20,000 California union members from last year’s pension overhaul is defending the measure against criticism that…

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on the impact of California's new top-two election reform.When California voters approved…