Feds outline options for shrinking Colorado River
The Biden administration has announced a range of options for new rules to address chronic water shortages and low reservoir levels on the Colorado River,…
Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which…
Judge strikes Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are…
Florida measures to protect abortion rights, legalize marijuana fail
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…
15 places where the Dodgers eat in L.A. (yes, In-N-Out is one of them)
For the first time since 1981, the Dodgers will face the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. The Dodgers won the last match-up,…
Justices say Arizona can require proof of citizenship to register voters
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Arizona may require proof of citizenship when registering new voters for future elections.But the court refused…
A judge rules RFK Jr. falsely claimed New York residence on petitions
ALBANY, N.Y. — A judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should not appear on New York’s ballot, ruling that he…
Supreme Court asks Justice Department to weigh in on climate change suits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on whether the climate change lawsuits filed by California and two dozen…
A year after Newsom called for constitutional amendment on gun safety, no other states have joined him
SACRAMENTO — On NBC’s “Today” show last June, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a proposal that seemed politically impossible from the start: Convincing two-thirds of state legislatures…
Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona election case
PHOENIX — Former Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday to nine felony…
Homeless encampments are on Arizona ballot in November election
PHOENIX — From their modest apartment buildings alongside a block-long strip of gravel and scrub grass, the residents can see the tents and tarps and empty…
Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in Alabama ad
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks…
Abortion ban supercharges Arizona politics, challenging GOP
PHOENIX — Abortion politics and policy are clashing here like in no other state as the Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday to sort out the aftermath of…
Republicans to launch new long-shot effort to recall Newsom
SACRAMENTO — A group of Republicans involved in the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that they plan another attempt to remove him…
Half of Americans say California in decline, poll say
WASHINGTON — California’s national reputation as a place of dreams and prosperity is in jeopardy, battered by Republicans who dislike almost all aspects of the state…