The plan would devote billions to an inflation relief package, drought and wildfire conditions, health care plan subsidies and higher school funding.
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All California taxpayers would get $400 rebates to defray gas costs under new proposal
The proposal comes as pressure mounts to help Californians struggling with prices at the pump, as well as increases in the costs of food, rent and other daily essentials.
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California voters lean toward legalizing sports betting in new poll
A poll by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times finds 45% of California voters would back an effort to legalize sports betting.
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COVID-19, children, climate change are focal points in Newsom’s budget plan
The governor’s plan lays out close to $10 billion in new spending on COVID, climate change, homelessness, inequality and ‘keeping our streets safe.’
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California’s recall election officially ends as Newsom prepares for 2022
With all the votes tallied, the recall failed by a substantial margin: 61.9% for keeping Gov. Gavin Newsom in office and 38.1% for his removal.
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Californians will vote multiple times in 2022 for the same U.S. Senate seat
New legislation will have the most immediate impact on Sen. Alex Padilla, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom after Kamala Harris left her Senate post to become vice president. Under the new law, Padilla must stand for election to serve out the months remaining on Harris’ term while also vying for his own six-year term in the job.
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California’s costly, confusing recall sparks an effort to rethink the rules
California lawmakers agreed to spend at least $276 million in the most recent state budget to cover the costs of the recall, but some elections officials have estimated the final tab will be closer to $300 million.
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Republican recall candidates want big California tax cuts. Who would benefit?
There is no modern precedent in California for income tax cuts of the size proposed by two recall contenders, Cox and Faulconer
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California recall campaign hits high gear as Newsom tries to rally Democratic base
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Earthquake: 5.9 quake centered between Yosemite and Mammoth
Shaking felt as far west as San Francisco. The preliminary epicenter was just west of the town of Walker, where fewer than 1,000 people live, in the northern edge of Mono County. The epicenter was about 70 miles northwest of Mammoth Mountain.