As recovery efforts in the Palisades and Eaton fires begin, California’s Legislature passed a set of bills Thursday to expedite $2.5 billion in “bridge funding” intended to help state and local ...

California lawmakers unanimously passed more than $2.5 billion in state funding on Thursday “as step one” toward recovery from the fires that have devastated Los Angeles for weeks. “We’re all on the ...

Housing construction permits were already trending downward. Now the wildfires in Los Angeles have taken away at least 10,000 occupied homes.

After New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion budget proposal this week, local state lawmakers appear to be on board with a new ban on cell phones in schools.

California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged ...

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers.

The funding would help pay for services ranging from shelters for those who have lost their homes and debris removal, among ...

Note that policy costs in these high-risk states, minus California, averaged $5,040 – roughly 150% more than Golden State prices. And the 48-state average policy of $3,200 is 50% above California’s ...

President Trump's expected visit to Los Angeles to survey wildfire damage should clarify whether he and Gov. Gavin Newsom can overcome an ugly 2024 election cycle.