California's governor called upon the state's cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will seek to regulate prescription drug intermediaries, eight months after vetoing a similar bill.

Gov. Gavin Newsom this morning will unveil a revised version of his administration’s budget for the upcoming year. Let’s just say it’s not expected to be rosy. The big question is what will and won’t get funded in the quest to balance the budget.

Cardinal Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester in Minnesota who traveled to Rome for the papal conclave, relayed the words of Cardinal Francis George, the former American prelate, to CBS News right after Leo’s election last week.