John A. Perez

New legislation could make college much more affordable for some students in California. Students from Middle class families that make $150,000 a year or less would be eligible. The plan is being introduced by Assembly Speaker John Perez Wednesday. It...

State Controller John Chiang responded Tuesday to a lawsuit filed against him by state lawmakers. Lawmakers say Chiang went beyond his authority when he withheld their pay until a balanced budget was passed. In a statement to the press, Chiang pointed...

Calling a Sacramento County Superior Court judge’s ruling this week “pretty clear,” a spokesman for Assembly Speaker John Perez said the state probably won’t appeal an order to release spending records for individual lawmakers....

Events in recent days — from the eviction of Occupy L.A. protesters from the grounds of Los Angeles City Hall to the open-records lawsuit inspired by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino’s defiance of his party’s leadership — have...

Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles, along the parade route of the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. "Kingdom Day Parade". This year's theme is "The Dream Will Continue to Live and Grow". The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Western Avenue and Martin...

If Warren Furutani is elected to the City Council on Jan. 17, he would bring to six the number of former members of the state Legislature who took the demotion to serve in City Hall....

Before getting down to business, Gov. Jerry Brown started his State of the Speech on Wednesday by ribbing top Republicans for pre-taping their response to his remarks....

Anthony Portantino is done with politics -- for now. The Democratic assemblyman from La Canada Flintridge, who has cultivated a reputation as a legislative maverick in his three terms in the lower house, has decided to put his political career "on hold"...

Gay rights groups endorsed candidates. They include candidates for Congress and the Legislature as well as for district attorney....

Democratic lawmakers sued state Controller John Chiang on Tuesday seeking limits on the controller’s right to withhold lawmakers’ pay during a budget stalemate. Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) and Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-...

Susan G. Komen for the Cure-Planned Parenthood uproar: New York City Michael Bloomberg is stepping into the Susan G. Komen for the Cure-Planned Parenthood debate and personally donating $250,000 in matching funds to the organization that champions women's...

Businesses, unions and other special interests set a record for spending on lobbying state government in California last year-- more than $285 million. Education, healthcare, assistance to a proposed NFL stadium in Los Angeles and a proposal to dissolve...