Rendon Seeks Greater Share of Power for Legislature
The California Assembly will swear in a new Speaker today. Changes to term limit rules mean Los Angeles Democrat Anthony Rendon could be in the job for nearly a decade. And that could shift the balance of power in Sacramento.
Jerry Brown's Parole Measure and Politics at the California Supreme Court
The fate of a measure Governor Jerry Brown wants on the November ballot is now in the hands of the California Supreme Court. Prosecutors are fighting the measure, which would change criminal sentencing laws. The issue puts the state's highest court in a bit of a pickle.