New Language in California Budget Seeks to Expedite Insurance Rate Filing Approvals May 29, 2024 Insurers are praising new trailer bill language in the California budget that promises to expedite the home and auto insurance...
Questions on AI, Budget Deficit, Gun Owners Liability Await California Lawmakers January 4, 2024 By Trân Nguyen and Adam Beam California lawmakers returned to work this week for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial...
World Meteorological Organization Says 2023 Will Easily Break Climate Records December 29, 2023 By Don Jergler With a few days left to go until next year, it can be said that 2023 has officially shattered climate...
California Faces Record $68B Budget Deficit, Legislative Analyst Says December 12, 2023 By Adam Beam California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom...
California Governor Signs Bill Restricting Sharing Data from Cameras Inside Cabin of Vehicles October 16, 2023 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that gives consumers greater control over data captured by in-cabin cameras in their...
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Have Human Drivers Ride in Autonomous Trucks September 25, 2023 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union...
Insurance Commissioner Orders Protections for 15,000 Californians Following Fires September 14, 2023 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 15,000 policyholders affected...
California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources May 30, 2023 By Adam Beam California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in...
California Companies Pay Higher Taxes for Unemployment Debt May 5, 2023 By Adam Beam One potential consequence of California’s ballooning budget deficit: Higher taxes for businesses, with increases possible every year for the next...
California May Punish Oil Companies for High Gas Prices March 24, 2023 By Adam Beam A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate...