Tag: Gavin Newsom
Young California inmates learn skills to fight wildfires
Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train…
California Governor vetoes bill to phase out PFAS
California’s Governor has rejected a bill to phase out the use of PFAS “forever chemicals” in food packaging…
North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House…
Gov. Newsom Signs Anti-Sweeps Bill Into Law In California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 831 into law Saturday, banning online sweepstakes casinos in the Golden State…
Trump, GOP claim undocumented residents in California are provided healthcare coverage. That’s misleading
Though raging thousands of miles to the east, the entrenched stalemate in Washington over federal spending and the…
Knives come out for Katie Porter over recent videos
Knives are coming out for former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in the California gubernatorial race after several videos…
California Governor Signs Sweepstakes Gambling Ban into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed A.B 831 into law on Saturday, banning contest and sweepstakes gambling in the…
Newsom blocks effort to make California data centers disclose water use
The data-center economy is booming in California, and Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to slow it down.The governor…
Judge shuts down California tribes’ latest bid to crush their casino rivals
Over the years, casino-owning tribes have spent millions in court, in the Legislature and at the ballot box…
California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone.
In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with…
Northern California voters weigh in on Prop 50 redistricting fight
Voting began this week for a statewide special election that would drastically alter California’s congressional map. Proposition 50,…
California governor signs bills to aid Los Angeles wildfire recovery and reform disaster response
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills to help the ongoing recovery…