Apr 20 California Gov. Newsom offers compromise to protect some indoor workers from heat By Samantha Young, KFF Health News After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of indoor workers from extreme heat, Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have… Continue reading
Apr 13 Heat protections for indoor California workers in limbo after Newsom abandons rules By Angela Hart, Samantha Young, KFF Health News California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has abandoned proposed protections for millions of California workers toiling in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other dangerously hot workplaces — upending a regulatory process that had been years in the making. Continue reading
Apr 04 California Democrats agree on plan to reduce budget deficit by $17.3 billion By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The agreement announced Thursday includes a $3.6 billion cut in primarily one-time funding, delaying and deferring about $5.2 billion in spending on various programs. Continue reading
Mar 23 California’s Prop 1 homelessness measure passed by a hair. Here’s what both sides are saying By Hannah Grabenstein Advocates say Proposition 1 will inject much-needed funds into a struggling mental health care system, but opponents worry about who will get left behind. Continue reading
Mar 20 California voters pass proposition requiring counties to spend on programs to tackle homelessness By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Proposition 1 authorizes the state to borrow $6.4 billion to build housing and treatment beds. It also restricts how counties use money from a 2004 tax on millionaires meant to fund mental health services. Continue reading
Mar 05 Californians vote on measure Gov. Newsom says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Proposition 1 would authorize the state to borrow $6.4 billion to build housing and treatment beds and would also restrict how counties use money from a 2004 tax on millionaires meant to fund mental health services. Continue reading
Jan 10 California Gov. Newsom proposes tapping reserves and cutting spending to close nearly $38 billion deficit By Adam Beam, Associated Press The proposal Newsom is laying out Wednesday outlines how he wants to spend taxpayer dollars and other state money for the fiscal year starting July 1. Continue reading
Dec 21 Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places By Christopher Weber, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 11:07 Brooks and Capehart on the ouster of George Santos By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including George Santos getting ousted from the House, the GOP presidential primary race heating up with Nikki Haley… Continue watching
Dec 01 DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in an unusual debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Continue reading