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The Senate just gutted California’s signature climate change policy. Newsom says the state will sue
The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51-44 ...
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Newsom’s budget cuts anger allies and leave the state’s chronic deficit unresolved
Major interest groups allied with the Democratic Party criticized Gavin Newsom's revised budget proposal after it was unveiled last week.
With threat of salary freezes, what’s on the bargaining table for state workers?
By opening negotiations with the state’s bargaining units, “anything is on the table,” including telework and retirement ...
Republicans aim to punish states that insure unauthorized immigrants
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
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Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Gov. Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But earmarking half of this ...
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Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Newsom wants to allocate half of funds from the landmark cap and trade program to high speed rail and firefighting — leaving ...
Lawmakers attack governor’s plan to streamline Delta tunnel
Lawmakers representing the Delta region say Newsom is trying to upend water rights and land acquisition laws, while the ...
How to governor-proof an initiative
Also missing from Newsom’s budget proposal was money for the drug treatment, probation, social workers and administrative ...
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Mayor Daniel Lurie Advances ‘The State’s’ War on the Homeless in San Francisco
Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Daniel Lurie are both pushing policies that criminalize homelessness, while the Chan ...