About 90% of bills that California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked this year passed with the support of more than two-thirds of legislators — enough to override a governor’s veto. But the Legislature hasn’t attempted to do so since 1979.
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Gavin Newsom is vetoing 1 of every 5 bills. Here’s why
Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked a sizable chunk of bills passed by the Legislature during the most recent session. He cites a few common reasons why they shouldn’t become law in California.
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Economists like Newsom’s plan to help control gas prices. Refiners don’t.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.
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K-12 funding is guaranteed in California’s budget. School boards say Newsom jeopardized it
Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget. The California School Boards Association filed a lawsuit Thursday, saying the change is unconstitutional.
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California Medicaid ballot measure is popular, well funded — and perilous, opponents warn
Proposition 35, aimed at creating a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California’s low-income residents, would put funding for many programs at risk because the ballot measure would supersede the budget, opponents say.
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California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it
Proposition 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back.
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California Democrats strike back against local conservative rebellions on LGBTQ rights, abortion
Some California communities are resisting progressive policies from Sacramento. Democrats in the Legislature say they are going too far and are responding with bills to shut them down.
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Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills
A trio of California Democratic lawmakers, including Santa Cruz Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?
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What can California Democrats do for Kamala Harris? Flip the House
Party leaders at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago send a clear message to California delegates: Kamala Harris needs a Democratic Congress to succeed if she’s elected president.
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Why Riverside County? California lawmakers want to make the Inland Empire an EV manufacturing hub
Supporters say a bill to create an electric vehicle opportunity zone in Riverside County would be a big job boost. A big beneficiary, at least initially, could be luxury EV maker Karma Automotive in Moreno Valley.