The California coronavirus outlook worsened over the holiday weekend, as hospitalizations continued to rise and more counties were added Sunday to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 watch list, which is now at its highest level since the pandemic began.

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage in Congress, a collection of business and health groups are imploring lawmakers to not forget about another priority: surprise medical bills.

The Assembly is suspending its session until further notice following five confirmed COVID-19 cases among lawmakers and employees.

For the second time in two weeks, the Supreme Court has made clear its views on how and when to sever unconstitutional provisions from a federal law.

As the coronavirus rages through California’s crowded state prisons, threatening those inside and straining community hospitals, pressure is building on Gov. Gavin Newsom to avert a wider public-health crisis by drastically cutting prison populations — including at San Quentin in Marin County, now home to one of the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreaks.

The seeds of the latest surge in coronavirus cases in California appear to have been planted around Memorial Day.