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Despite $12 billion state budget shortfall, Newsom and California Dems defer major spending cuts
To help fill the budget deficit, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to shift some funding from Proposition 4, a $10 billion climate ...
A ‘poison pill’ in California’s budget deal ties state spending to construction
The governor’s insistence led to a week of confusion as lawmakers rushed to work out a compromise with powerful unions and ...
Newsom vs. Trump: What to know about California’s lawsuit against the federal government
California's lawsuit against troop deployments, masked immigration agents challenge local police and more big stories ...
Newsom joins last-minute 'Hail Mary' to avert California cannabis industry crisis
The California cannabis industry is scrambling to find a way to block a marijuana excise tax rate increase scheduled for next ...
California Schools to Change From August: What to Know
Schools will be required to print suicide prevention resources on student ID cards, and start planning earlier for the future ...
Gov. Newsom, Legislature tangle with construction unions over minimum wage
Lawmakers are weighing a provision that would allow developers to pay a lower wage for some construction projects, ...
California state workers get reprieve from Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office mandate
Gov. Gavin Newsom is open to giving California public employees a temporary break on his return-to-office mandate.
Last-minute budget change brings California housing policy fight to a head
Newsom’s signature on a $321 billion state budget is “contingent” on “legislation to cut red tape and unleash housing,” a ...