State Assemblyman James Gallagher, a Republican, wants to form a new state out of several Californian counties.

Prison re-imagined. The Prison Graduation Initiative (PGI) is expanding its bachelor’s degree program in prisons, with reform ...

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Proponents have filed a California ballot initiative proposing a one-time wealth tax on individuals with more than $1 billion ...

With states looking to increase tax rates on sports betting, Pennsylvania online sports books have formed a Super PAC to ...

A costly tax break for wealthy venture capitalists is drawing some critical attention from state policymakers.

Instead of across-the-board property tax cuts, targeted state and federal incentives for younger first-time home buyers and ...

Most California residents must have health insurance coverage through Covered California, Medi-Cal, an employer, Medicare or another compliant plan. Those who do not have insurance for all or part of ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

Not all taxpayers benefit from this relief. Several chartered accountants have raised concerns that certain categories, ...

Amid the passage last week of Proposition 50, which approves newly drawn U.S. House maps in California to favor Democrats during next year’s midterm elections in response to Republican gerrymandering ...

San Mateo County officials have raised alarms about the apparent 600-mile commute for Chief Allen between Idaho and the Bay ...