Today, most think of the California FAIR plan as a safeguard against wildfire risk. Few are aware that the state’s insurance provider of last resort was created as a band-aid response to a very ...

California employers and taxpayers are paying off the state's growing debt from a $20 billion federal loan used to cover unemployment claims.

The federal government’s shutdown entered Day 2 on Thursday as neither side showed signs of budging amid their impasse over funding the government.

California is facing a serious nursing shortage, and our communities feel the strain every day. Fewer qualified, diverse nurses mean longer wait times, gaps in culturally competent care, and widening ...

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California’s job market continues to suffer from largely self-inflicted wounds, despite the fact that the overall economy is growing.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 40 times. He says President Trump disregards the rule of law and overstates his control of federal funding.

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned on Friday of the danger of rolling back financial regulation as memories of past crises faded, and said central banks needed to keep ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts ...

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne after 25 years Friday in favor of his eldest son, Guillaume, who will become head of state of the tiny duchy at the heart of ...

Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security services should remain steady. But many of the 12,500 federal workers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties have now been furloughed.