Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, Dec. 25. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, ...

Deadbeat California lawmakers still haven’t paid off a $20 billion federal loan for unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic — and struggling businesses are picking up the ballooning tab.

The Department of Motor Vehicles gives Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company 60 days to change how it markets its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features or face a 30-day sales ban. Tesla will be ...

It’s misleading to assert that the law “requires” a booster seat for the specified age group. The law only requires children to sit in a booster seat if they do not meet the requirements of a new five ...

The cover of the pamphlet explaining how to use Connecticut's small claims court. Credit: CT Judicial Branch On August 15 I took part in a remote trial in small claims court seeking to recover several ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California's redistricting would counter Texas' rare mid-decade redistricting push. That doesn't mean California is turning back after a federal court in Texas blocked the state ...

Three pest control companies in California will pay millions to settle a lawsuit alleging illegal disposal of pesticides and hazardous waste in trash bins destined for municipal landfills not ...

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As Election Day voting was underway Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that California’s vote on new Democratic-backed congressional maps and the voting process itself was ...

At What's Poppin' Texas popcorn and candy store in Waxahachie, owner Sue Schulz has dealt with the rising tariffs. “A 25-pound box of white chocolate that we use to make a lot of our candies went up ...