The two Republicans who want to replace Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will face off in their first debate Monday, giving them a chance to connect with voters who know little about them.

After going largely unnoticed for more than a year, a June ballot measure that would create an open primary system in California is facing an 11th-hour legal challenge.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he vetoed the largest piece of legislation in a package of budget bills because it did not take immediate steps to cut spending.

Former eBay chief Meg Whitman's campaign for governor of California has a familiar ring to it: She's an outsider from the business world who promises to sweep the Capitol clean of politics-as-usual and deliver fiscal common sense.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver received more than $235,000 for appearing in California tourism commercials but have repaid the money.

Legislators passed a complicated change to the gasoline tax Thursday to address part of the state's $20 billion budget deficit and said it's enough to get the state through its financial problems for now.

California has been shut out for the first round of a $4.3 billion school-funding competition promoted by the Obama administration.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers will have to find more ways to trim spending after an appeals court on Wednesday shot down two budget cuts made in recent years.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking the California Supreme Court to decide whether he has the authority to furlough state workers.

Officials in the heart of recession-battered central California misspent about $1 million in federal stimulus funds that were supposed to help adults and teenagers find jobs, state auditors said Tuesday.

Democrat Jerry Brown officially entered the California governor's race Tuesday, giving the party an iconic candidate in a contest expected to be the most costly in state history.

California lawmakers have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a budget-related bill that continues a spending cut for programs that assist the disabled.

As Democrats in Washington consider going it alone to reform health care, a California lawmaker has introduced a measure that would give state voters the final say over any changes to their coverage.

California has put the "for sale" sign on 11 state office buildings, including the San Francisco Civic Center and the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles, as a way to raise cash to shrink the budget deficit.