State Politics

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (342+ words) LOS ANGELES - Tired of high DMV fees and long lines? That could soon come to an end under a plan proposed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton. Standing outside the West Hollywood DMV office Tuesday, Hilton announced his plan to…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (183+ words) Imagine if there was a random guy in the corner of your new driver's license and you had zero explanation for it. Well, that happened to 8,000 Michiganders! A whole batch of IDs was printed with the face, along with the…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (108+ words) Issues that remain: Water, power, noise, more...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (587+ words) The proposal has caused a rift within the Democratic Party and among labor unions that are typically aligned. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (262+ words) SEIU California executive director Tia Orr told investigators that Regan told her in December that the union needed to support the tax measure by Jan. 1 or “I’m coming for you,” the AP reported, citing the report. Orr later told members…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (574+ words) SACRAMENTO — Labor leader Dave Regan claimed Friday that he was the victim of a “smear” campaign orchestrated in part by wealthy Californians and said he has been falsely accused of attempting to “extort” an endorsement of the billionaire tax ballot…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (569+ words) The Los Angeles Times was the first to report on the allegations. The report also includes allegations that Regan physically assaulted an SEIU leader more than 15 years ago amid a political dispute and that more recently he engaged in harassing…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (103+ words) “A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow ‘integrity and honesty’ upon the event and to right wrongs ‘hammered down on the conservative movement,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (844+ words) The San Diego Association of Governments has shielded two North County cities from the strictest parts of a new law allowing for high-rise housing near transit stops. SANDAG admits it declined to follow state guidance when it made the decision....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (553+ words) On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Missouri's controversial redistricting battle, backing the Missouri Supreme Court's decision that the state could not use a congressional map drafted by the state's Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe last year....