California

A patrol vehicle pulls into the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters

Newsom expands CHP deployments to major cities 

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer   California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that new California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams will be deployed in major cities across the state, expanding a

Politics and government

DWR report supports Delta Conveyance Project 

News release  A new report released from the Department of Water Resources examines how a combination of strategies, most importantly the Delta Conveyance Project, can help the State Water Project

Politics and government

Texas Senate taking up redistricting bill 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  The Texas Senate was set Friday to take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation