Governors such as Gavin Newsom of California and JB Pritzker of Illinois are calling on state lawmakers to gird for battle, particularly in the courts. By Shawn HublerJonathan Weisman and Mike ...

The famously liberal state of California voted with conservative groups on a flurry of propositions, including on crime ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California voters decided on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, ...

Passed by an overwhelming majority of Golden State voters, Prop. 36 will implement harsher penalties for retail crime.

If you want to celebrate your vote with a ballot “selfie” at the polls on Election Day, you can do so but there are some ...

The anti-Israel agitator who wore a Hezbollah t-shirt and a mask while threatening a Jewish man on a Manhattan train was slapped with a hate crime charge on Wednesday, police said. Christopher Husary, ...

Voters in Missouri have approved a proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, while an identical measure in Alaska appears poised to pass and a bid to raise California's minimum ...

If you want to support a candidate, then double-check the rules. Some states don't allow campaign apparel at polling places when voting.

Trump’s insults of Harris have rubbed off on many supporters who see his unfiltered rhetoric as a core part of his appeal and ...

Every summer as a teen, the Southern California native would go to Wisconsin to see her grandparents. She'd visit thrift ...

But horse racing in California is going broke. By Joe Drape Frustrated voters will decide on Tuesday whether to oust Sheng Thao, the mayor of Oakland, Calif., because of high crime and other problems.