Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.

State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

California’s Republican lawmakers are calling on their Democratic colleagues to put money behind Proposition 36 — last year’s tough-on-crime ballot measure that passed overwhelmingly. So far, ...

Republicans in Riverside and across California introduced legislation to prevent wildfires, bolster firefighting efforts and more ...

The Wolverines were not just a winner in the Big Ten but one of the biggest winners in the country this cycle. The flip of ...