California

Elected officials in Republican-dominated states say S&P Global Ratings, by introducing ESG analysis, is politicizing the ratings process or even possibly acting illegally.

The Port of Oakland cited supply disruptions in China for an April traffic decline, though Long Beach and Los Angeles posted gains.

The office of Rob Bonta filed its objection to the dismissal with a California appellate court in San Francisco May 19.

The sector is a target-rich environment due to the large amount of sensitive data that healthcare entities maintain for patient care and operations.

Coordinated national efforts to share firefighters and other resources could be stretched thin this year as drought hammers the West.

California has received the most, at $9.7 billion, followed by New York. Transportation is the top spending category nationally followed by climate, energy and environment.

The airport was heavily exposed to the now-defunct JetBlue airline, but Southwest has filled the gap.

Gov. Newsom doubled down on an $11.5 billion gas rebate plan opposed by fellow Democrats in his May budget revision.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's focus on voluntary water conservation has not brought much in the way of water conservation — consumption grew 19% year-over-year.

Referring to the $105 billion California high-speed rail plan, transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the administration continues “to want that project, as we want any project, to succeed.”