Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few years, the state’s landfills actually saw an increase in plastic waste. That’s because a loophole in the state’s bag ban allowed stores to continue offering plastic bags at checkout,

California makes a second stab at a ban that actually prohibits plastic bags at grocery stores. Here's what you need to know

The bag ban on the ballot in Bozeman, regardless of the outcome, could spark greater interest in state preemption laws that prevent locally-imposed regulations and taxes.

Ten years after the California legislature passed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed another bill to ban plastic grocery bags. California Sen. Catherine Blakespear explains the impact of the first law and why the new law was needed.

The Golden State is going all out to block plastic bags at grocery stores -- but it'll take a while for the new law to kick in.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills into law in the Central Valley, including a plastic bag ban and housing assistance for farm workers, while Fresno County Registrar of Voters and County Clerk James Kus discusses the upcoming presidential election and California Superintendent of schools discusses a push to restrict phone use on school campuses.