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California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.

New year, new laws, the changes impacting your next grocery run. Developing more housing by transit hubs, how soon we could see crews break ground, more transparency on the price of cars, and new ...

From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — A new California law, effective now, will make single-use plastic carryout bags a thing of the past. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine ...

A wave of new California laws take effect on Tuesday, July 1. The laws bring changes that touch on everything from updated rules about health insurance and mental health to rules on retail theft and ...

CALIFORNIA (FOX 5/KUSI) — A series of state laws regulating artificial intelligence are taking effect at the start of the new year. California is home to some of the largest AI companies and has ...

A federal appeals court revived parts of a groundbreaking California law Thursday that limits online businesses' collection and use of information from users under 18.

NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER. A CALIFORNIA LAW THAT REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR AMMUNITION PURCHASES HAS BEEN FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE RULING BY THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS UPHELD A DECISION BY A ...

Schools must print suicide hotline on IDs and may add QR codes for help links. Rental, online marketplace and subscription rules now require fee transparency. New laws expand workplace safety, ...