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This is part of our series on new California laws taking effect in 2018.

California’s minimum wage goes up another 50 cents in January, as part of a law gradually raising it to $15 an hour over the next few years.

California’s new minimum wage in January will be $11 an hour—or $10.50 for businesses with fewer than 26 employees.

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This is part of our series on new California laws taking effect in 2018.

In an effort to help young girls remain comfortable while learning, California will require free tampons and pads in some schools next year. 

The California State Capitol on September 12, 2017.

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Every year hundreds of new California laws take effect Jan. 1. Many of them won't have much effect on your daily life. Here's a closer look at some that might in 2018.

To learn more about a law, click its title. More stories will be added throughout the month.

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This is part of our series on new California laws taking effect in 2018.

The sale of recreational pot will be legal at shops across California starting in January 2018.

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PolitiFact California looks at claims made by elected officials, candidates and groups and rates them as: True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants On Fire.

Top Republicans in California have strongly opposed the state’s gas tax increase, saying it’s a costly burden on drivers.

Orange County Assemblyman Travis Allen is a GOP candidate for governor and a leading critic of the 12 cent per gallon tax hike.

As deal-making over the Republican tax reform bill proceeds in Washington, local critics were briefly out in force in Oroville Tuesday, picketing the office of Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a supporter of the bill. 

The supportive honking of horns far outnumbered one-fingered salutes from drivers as about 75 demonstrators appeared in front of the office of Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa.