In California's first incumbent-free race for governor since voters switched to a top-two primary system, nearly two dozen candidates are jockeying for a spot in the runoff, including five Democrats and two Republicans with deep pockets or experience in politics.

California has become the world's fifth largest economy, exceeding that of the United Kingdom, according to federal data released Friday. The UK's economic output, meanwhile, was impacted by its bid to leave the European Union.

In the wake of the “March for Our Lives” movement, notes David Davenport at the Washington Examiner, the question of lowering the voting age to 16 “has come to the fore,” and several state and local bills around the country would do just that. 

One way or another, California’s next insurance commissioner will be the first of his kind.