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Dialogue around ‘coercive control’ in relation to financial abuse is gaining steam in the US, with California passing laws to protect victims from collectors

EMILY’s List, the Democratic group that backs female candidates who support abortion rights, is backing Joanna Weiss to succeed Rep. Katie Porter in California’s competitive 47th District.

EMILY's List, which backs women candidates who support abortion rights, endorsed Joanna Weiss, a candidate in California's 47th District.

A Southern California lawmaker who’s running for a contested Congressional seat was arrested for drunken driving

Former U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda has dropped out of the race for California’s 47th congressional district on the advice of his doctors.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly five months after Gavin Newsom initially called for a penalty on excessive oil company profits, the governor and lawmakers in Sacramento appear no closer to deciding how to prevent the kind of gasoline price spikes that Californians experienced last year.

Republicans like George Santos were seen wearing the pin during National Gun Violence Survivors Week

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Last month, California became the first state to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, a move that will put an end to gun shows on county fairgrounds, where they are often held. Gun safety activists have long argued that the shows perpetuate gun violence and lead…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Facing fierce opposition from California’s powerful oil industry and trade unions, legislation to close down operations on three offshore oil rigs off the Orange County coast failed Thursday to win passage in a state Senate committee, seven months after a major spill fouled the beaches and wetlands…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An ambitious legislative effort to shut down three offshore oil rigs along the Orange County coast, where beaches and fragile wetlands were soiled after a major spill in October, could be hobbled by concerns over the eventual cost to California taxpayers.