Despite the excessive rain and snow that California received in April, drought has crept back into the state, new data show. The U.S. Drought Monitor map released on Thursday shows 65% of California as abnormally dry and nearly 5% experiencing moderate drought.

Smartphone ban tensions boiling over in California reflect a broader, national debate that crosses party lines.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the largest state park expansion in decades, adding three new parks in the Central Valley.

California hospice advocacy CEO Sheila Clark told Congress that fraudulent hospice providers are flourishing in the state despite regulatory oversight.

President Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that talks are underway with a Riverside County water district to take over pair of dams about 600 miles to the north.

Democrat ex-Rep. Katie Porter bragged that she was a “notoriously tough grader” before also giving Newsom a “B,” earning a jab from Republican candidate Steve Hilton on the debate stage. “Wow! I’d love to be in your class, Katie, if you get a ‘B’ for what Gavin Newsom’s done on homelessness,” Hilton exclaimed. “My goodness.”

House Republicans introduced legislation to stop federal fraud in states like Minnesota and California, where billions in taxpayer dollars were stolen.