The increased duty for about 3,000 seasonal firefighters is estimated to cost at least $175 million. “This escalating ...

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

The legislation comes in the wake of devasting Los Angeles-area wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and killed ...

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

After Democrats barred them from joining California's Legislative Latino Caucus, a group of Republican state lawmakers is forming their own group to advocate for policies they say will represent and ...

UPDATE: Two days after this story initially aired, the Senate President pro-Tempore Mike McGuire re-appointed Senator Susan Rubio to lead the California Senate Insurance Committee. His office ...

California leaders are disputing a claim from President Donald Trump about the state's water resources.

Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed Tuesday that state firefighters work ... McGuire’s proposal is aimed at addressing California’s growing fire season — which typically lasted from June to ...

Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire spoke with CapRadio’s Megan Myscofski about those moves, including the threats President Trump made before his visit to California on Friday. This interview has been ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire’s office later put out a news release noting ... ready to respond at a moment’s notice ...

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR ... which have burned more than 57,000 acres and killed at least 28 people. State Senate Pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D) also denounced the president’s ...