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5 Tax Measures Are On The California Ballot. Here's How To Make Sense Of Them All
California voters haven't had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994.
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What Bills Did Gavin Newsom Sign Into Law — Or Veto — In His Final Year Leading California?
California lawmakers sent Gavin Newsom hundreds of bills in his final months as governor.
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Newsom Vetoes High-Speed Rail Oversight Bill Weeks After Scathing Audit Of Rail Agency
The measure would have allowed the Office of the Inspector General that oversees the high-speed rail authority to hire more trained staff.
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Billionaire Tax Explained: What You Need To Know About Prop. 40
Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight, more aggressive taxatation.
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California Bans Child Marriage After 9-Year Fight To Outlaw The Practice
Until recently, California was one of only three states — along with New Mexico and Mississippi — with no minimum age to wed.
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Newsom Signs New Laws To Rein In Immigration Agents As Trump's Deportation Campaign Escalates
Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration's deportation program.
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Newsom Signs Two Laws To Address Weaknesses In California's Public Defense
The laws follow CalMatters investigations into failures in the state’s public-defense system.
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Cal Fire Firefighters Stand To Gain Significant Raise Under Law Newsom Just Signed
Cal Fire firefighters tend to earn less money than their counterparts in city fire departments. Newsom signed a law meant to narrow the gap.
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FBI Visits California MAGA Stronghold After Elections Chief Alleges Ballot Stuffing
An election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this MAGA stronghold. Then the FBI visited Shasta County.
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Newsom Cites Pension Crisis As He Vetoes Bill To Enhance Retirement For Police And Firefighters
Gov. Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support.
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California Community Colleges Can Offer Up To 12 New Bachelor’s Degrees Under Laws Newsom Signed
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
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Neither Becerra Nor Hilton Will Commit To AI Safety Guidelines Newsom Laid Out Friday
Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.
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California Enacts Laws Restricting Chatbots And Banning Teens From ‘Addictive' Social Media
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children by regulating their internet use.
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Medi-Cal Won't Pay For Assisted Living In Most Of California. One Brother Fought Back
A pilot program providing more assisted living coverage in rural California has emerged from one man's fight to change his sister's options
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California Has One-Quarter Of All The Nation's Death Sentences. Will Newsom Commute Them All?
There are 546 men and 18 women who could still face execution in the state, which officially halted executions by executive order in 2019.
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California Could Be First In The Nation To Create Smoke-Damage Standards
When a home is left standing after a wildfire, survivors and insurers battle. CA lawmakers passed 2 bills aiming to change that.
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Community Colleges Suddenly Oppose Plan To Let Them Offer More Bachelor's Degrees
Two bills sent to Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor's degrees and how many they can offer.
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California Politicians Promised White Gold In ‘Lithium Valley’. But Are Those Dreams Fading?
A California desert region was touted as the ‘Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Years later, projects are behind schedule and workers are waiting.
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Reducing Drug Penalties Likely Increased Homelessness In California, New Report Says
A 2014 law appears to have contributed to an increase in people living on the street, a rise in overdoses and a drop in people getting help.
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Xavier Becerra Gets To Play It Safe In The Race For Governor, And He Isn't Making Promises
What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He's still not saying.
