In this week's edition of the Micheli Files lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli provides commentary regarding the ...

Capitol Weekly’s much-anticipated Post-Mortem of the 2026 Election on Thursday was a singular look into the hows and whys of the candidates, propositions and polls that shaped the California election, ...

The success of a 2023 bill that mandated yearly literacy testing for California students in kindergarten through 2nd grades ...

But with democracy under attack, we need to do more. Longstanding federal voting-rights protections have been weakened, trust ...

A great advance person is equal parts drill sergeant, Energizer Bunny and psychic, with an obsessive attention to detail. On ...

Around the Capitol, a walk of just a few blocks can take someone past national chains, longtime Sacramento institutions and ...

Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.

In a campaign no national pundit focused on, Congressman Mike Thompson is in danger of losing his Napa Valley seat to ...

Beginning in 2018, 17 states — including solidly red Missouri and Oklahoma — have banned the practice of adults to marry an ...

We need equity before passing Senate Bill 5600, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act.

This week we welcome Senator Monique Limón (D- Santa Barbara), the Senate President pro Tempore.  Limón is the first Latina, the first woman of color and the first mother to hold the position. She ...