Category: California Gov. Gavin Newsom

California Anticipates $97.5 Billion Budget Surplus

May 13, 2022
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California expects the largest budget surplus in the state’s history with $97.5 billion projected by summer 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on May 13. “Here in California, we’re putting in the work to grow our economy and implement real, inclusive policy change to create a brighter future for all,” Newsom said in a statement. Newsom…

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Newsom Proposes $18 Billion Relief Package to Offset Inflation

May 12, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—As inflation increases, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an $18.1 billion Inflation Relief Package May 12 that includes direct payments to state residents. “This inflation relief package will help offset the higher costs that Californians are facing right now and provide support to those still recovering from the pandemic,” Newsom said in a statement. The following…

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Newsom Prepares to Make California Abortion Sanctuary State

May 11, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $125 million reproductive health package May 11, in an effort to declare California an abortion sanctuary for those living outside the state seeking the procedure. “California will not stand idly by as extremists roll back our basic constitutional rights; we’re going to fight like hell, making sure that all women—not…

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California Expands Medi-Cal to Adults 50 and Older, Regardless of Immigration Status

April 29, 2022
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California will extend Medi-Cal health care coverage to more than 185,000 residents 50 years and older, regardless of their immigration status starting May 1. “This is an investment in our people, our economy, and our future,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an April 29 statement. This Medi-Cal coverage extension was a part of Assembly Bill…

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California Gas Tax Relief Delayed

April 28, 2022
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Californians may not see any relief at the pump anytime soon as lawmakers continue to struggle to cut the gasoline tax before it rises this summer. “It is clear now that the Legislature will not act in time to provide immediate [and] limited relief,” a spokesperson from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said. The looming May…

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Newsom’s Court-Ordered Care for Homeless Advances

April 27, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—California’s plan to push some homeless suffering from mental illness into court-ordered care moved forward April 26 following a unanimous vote in a Senate committee hearing. “We have been investing billions and billions and billions of dollars into our mental health system [and] into our homelessness system,” bill co-author Sen. Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) said during…

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Aging Master Plan Efforts Advance Through Legislature

April 6, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—More funding for both nursing homes and long-term health insurance passed in an Assembly committee last week, just two prongs in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s so-called Master Plan for Aging, which seeks to provide additional assistance for California seniors and caretakers. If passed, one bill would protect some long-term care insurance from inflation. The other would…

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California’s Aging Master Plan Efforts Advance Through Legislature

April 6, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—More funding for both nursing homes and long-term health insurance passed in an Assembly committee last week, just two prongs in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s so-called Master Plan for Aging, which seeks to provide additional assistance for California seniors and caretakers. If passed, one bill would protect some long-term care insurance from inflation. The other would…

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4 California Cities File Legal Challenge to State Lot-Split Law

March 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Four Southern California cities, led by Redondo Beach, have filed a legal challenge to Senate Bill (SB) 9, a state law that permits single-family lots to be divided for development of two to four houses. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition was brought Tuesday against Attorney General Rob Bonta by the cities of Redondo…

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California Sends 14 Million COVID-19 Tests to Schools

March 28, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—As students and staff return from Spring Break, Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past month deployed 14.3 million COVID-19 at-home tests to halt outbreaks. With roughly 7.2 million students and staff in the state, according to the governor’s office, the test will be distributed to all public and private schools in the state. “California is…

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