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Tracking California's lawsuits against the new Trump …
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5 things to watch as California's Legislature starts making new laws ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Days after Trump’s win, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a special session to set aside funding for the state to take his Republican administration to court. Democratic lawmakers plan to rush in the coming weeks to appropriate $25 million for legal resources before Trump takes office on Jan. 20.. Though some have warned against getting sidetracked by another showdown with the ...
LA fires may sap California's fund for school repairs - CalMatters
1 day ago · The state allocates the money to schools with the highest need, and then on a first-come, first-served basis. There’s already a big backlog of schools that have applied for money, and it’s likely that schools gutted by fire will get priority over those with less urgent needs, said Rebekah Kalleen, a legislative advocate for the Coalition for Adequate School Housing.
LA fire response from CA lawmakers: Lots of ideas, few details
Jan 16, 2025 · The Los Angeles fires have claimed at least 25 lives and torched more than 40,000 acres in the past week, with preliminary damage estimates in the neighborhood of $100 billion.While outgoing President Joe Biden declared it a major disaster and promised 100% federal reimbursement of wildfire spending for 180 days, the state still must front the bill and may shoulder further costs.
California election results: All 10 propositions - CalMatters
Nov 5, 2024 · Prop. 2, passed and Prop. 4, passed: The two bond measures, approved by voters, will allow the state to borrow $10 billion to repair K-12 schools and community colleges, and $10 billion to address climate change in a variety of areas including drinking water improvements and extreme heat and wildfire programs. Recent polling showing the climate bond likely to pass while the school repairs bond ...
What you need to know about California propositions - CalMatters
Oct 7, 2024 · To help you decide on the propositions, here are the recommendations from the state Republican Party and the California Democratic Party.. So far, public polls suggest the high-profile crime measure will pass overwhelmingly, but measures to raise the minimum wage, allow cities to impose rent control and to make it easier for …
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California Legislature to focus on affordability, as well as Trump ...
Dec 2, 2024 · “I firmly believe that we have to fight the damaging and destructive policies that Donald Trump is going to advance,” McGuire, a Santa Rosa Democrat, said.“We’re going to need to fight the Trump administration, but we can’t take our eye off all the challenges we need to fix.”
Decisions boost CA electric car rules but hurdles remain | Opinion
Dec 19, 2024 · Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that by 2035 all new cars sold in California must be powered by batteries or other zero-emission systems has received a double dose of legal and political support.