Laura Fitzgerald
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered most state employees to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, up from a required twice per week. The mandate received pushback from state workers.
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday approving emergency funding for reproductive clinics following the loss of federal funds.
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State lawmakers are rushing to introduce a swath of new bills aiming to restrict the conduct and authority of ICE agents during their operations in California.
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California faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year, one that’s drastically smaller than an $18 billion shortfall forecast last fall, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal released on Friday.
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Around 800,000 rideshare drivers in California will formally have the right to unionize starting Jan. 1 under Assembly Bill 1340, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law this fall.
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The newly implemented Universal Transitional Kindergarten program is taking kids away from private childcare.
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Without the original “trigger clause,” Prop 50 will still go into effect.
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The California governor's new, softened approach to the petroleum industry in the state has some former allies questioning his commitment to climate policy.
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Democratic state lawmakers in California approved legislation Thursday to establish new congressional districts, a move party leaders say is necessary to counter GOP redistricting in Texas and other states.
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Democrats in the California legislature met over the weekend to negotiate new congressional maps that could potentially play a large role in deciding control of the U.S. House during the midterms.
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Governor Gavin Newsom has been noticeably frustrated over homelessness recently, and a lot of that frustration is being directed at local governments.
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In the latest public debate over voter ID laws in California’s State Capitol, a bill to establish a voter ID law in California failed passage in a key committee this week.