Tag Archives: Gov. Gavin Newsom

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged California lawmakers to approve a November ballot measure that would allow Democrats to bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission and redraw the state’s congressional map, framing the move as a direct response to Republican-led mid-decade redistricting efforts in Texas. The proposal, called the Election …

A federal judge in California late Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to relinquish command of 4,000 National Guard troops the president called to help contain Los Angeles protests over immigration raids. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard was illegal, and ordered the return of control …

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump for the unauthorized deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, calling the move “illegal and immoral” as protests erupted over a wave of immigration raids across the region. “Commandeering a state’s National Guard without …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s response to the devastating California wildfires in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press on Saturday, describing Trump’s comments as unhelpful and misinformed. “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us,” Newsom said, addressing Trump’s claims on his …

  In a televised faceoff that lasted over 90 minutes, Governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gavin Newsom of California engaged in a fiery debate on Fox News, covering an array of critical issues. Touted as “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate,” the discussion, hosted by Sean Hannity,  became …

Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday named Laphonza Butler, the first Black woman to lead EMILY’s List, to fill the Senate vacancy created by the death of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The news of Newsom’s expected move was …

Originally published by The 19th California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to appoint an interim senator to fill the vacancy created by the death Thursday of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein— but he has said he would not consider any of the high-profile Democrats who for months have been vying to replace …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Friday for a windfall profits tax on oil companies that would go directly back to California residents. While crude oil prices are down nationally, big oil companies have increased gas prices in California by a record 84 cents per gallon in just the last 10 …

California state leaders have reached a budget agreement to send inflation relief payments to 23 million Americans, amid soaring inflation and rising gas prices. “The centerpiece of the agreement, a $17 billion inflation relief package, will offer tax refunds to millions of working Californians. Twenty-three million Californians will benefit from …

A new bill in California would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation that would let private citizens enforce the state’s ban on assault weapons. It’s modeled after a Texas law …

On Tuesday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to reopen the state’s first HBCU in Detroit. D’Wayne Edwards, the founder of the Pensole Design Academy in Portland, Oregon, recently announced plans to turn the former Lewis College of Business, the state’s first HBCU, which closed in 2013, into a design-focused …

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking to crack down on assault weapons in the state by calling for new gun laws modeled on Texas’ abortion ban that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who makes or sells assault weapons or ghost guns. “I am outraged by yesterday’s U.S. …

California’s ban on the possession of large-capacity magazines (LCMs) for firearms was upheld Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that invalidated the ban. The LCM ban was passed in 2016 and enjoined in 2017, awaiting the resolution of Duncan v. …

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 65, the California Momnibus Act, designed to improve maternal and infant outcomes – particularly for families of color. Authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) with support from maternal health and racial justice groups across the state, the bill will improve research and data …

After implementing first-in-the-nation school masking and staff vaccination measures, California becomes the first state to announce plans to require student vaccinations – adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for schools, such as the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella. Students will be required to be vaccinated …