The governor sued California Secretary of State Shirley Weber in late June, asking the court to require her to print his party preference on the recall ballots for the Sept. 14 election.
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Newsom faces court showdown over recall as Caitlyn Jenner is grilled over her record
Gavin Newsom’s attorney argues for allowing the governor to list his party affiliation on the ballot in the Sept. 14 recall election.
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Newsom hypes his budget proposals as he seeks to hold off recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of the bully pulpit also demonstrates the powerful advantage incumbents wield over their opponents in positive economic times.
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After the assassination of Haiti’s president, it’s unclear who will lead the country
Controversial Haitian President Jovenel Moise was killed early Wednesday by unknown assailants. Who will take control of the country now?
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Column: Feinstein’s recall history offers a lesson for those aiming at Newsom — you better not miss
As California faces the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, we look back at when an effort to oust Dianne Feinstein as San Francisco mayor backfired. It made her a star.
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California bans government travel to states with laws deemed discriminatory to LGBTQ people
The new states added to the sanctions list are Florida, Montana, West Virginia, Arkansas and North Dakota, according to California Atty. General Rob Bonta.
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California bans state travel to Florida, 4 other states
California is expanding to 17 the number of states to which it is restricting government-financed travel because of laws deemed to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, the state attorney general said Monday.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox proposes plan on California homelessness
Cox offers few details on how he would accomplish his goal of cutting homelessness in half over the next decade.
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California’s yoga, wellness and spirituality community has a QAnon problem
A world that has long embraced love, light and acceptance is now making room for something else: QAnon.
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Legislature looks to halt child support debt collections — only for some
Lawmakers propose to stop collecting child support debt owed to the government in cases where a parent’s only source of income comes from certain cash assistance programs. But advocates had asked the Legislature to go farther by forgiving old, uncollectible debt and to stop imposing a 10% interest.
