The state Senate voted Thursday to end California's participation in a joint authority created eight years ago to rescue the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from collapse and resolve persistent water disputes.

A coalition of health care groups sued the state Monday to prevent pay cuts to doctors, dentists, pharmacists and others who treat the poor, elderly and disabled.

In a rare show of unity, California's top higher education officials on Monday warned that inadequate state funding is bleeding the quality from one of the world's most celebrated college and university systems.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly is pushing for approval of a project that would run a high-voltage power line through California's largest state park for 20 miles.