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California High Speed Rail’s budget gap could grow to $10.2 billion for Bakersfield-to-Merced line
California’s High Speed Rail project may soon face a $10.2 billion budget gap, even larger than what lawmakers expected two ...
State bailouts are not the solution for Los Angeles’ budget woes
A bailout will simply enable the city to continue on a path that hasn’t been working since long before the wildfires. It’s ...
Viral Petition Pressures Gavin Newsom To ‘Correct Deep Injustice’ and Pardon Tory Lanez
More than 260,000 people signed the petition, which rapper Drake shared. The petition cited Dr. Martin Luther King's words ...
GOP wants to overturn California’s EV mandates. How will it affect Gavin Newsom?
The House took three votes on different California policies. It approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Big Bear Lake, to disapprove the state’s most recent nitrogen oxide (NOx) engine ...
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California's Battery Storage Capacity Skyrockets to Over 15,700 MW Under Governor Newsom's Tenure
California's battery storage capacity has grown to over 15,700 MW, a 1,944% increase since Governor Newsom took office, ...
Texas Could Blow Its Shot at Leading the AI Revolution
A bad bill inspired by European tech panic threatened to drive out Tesla, Meta, and Nvidia. Lawmakers in the House improved ...
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State provides $86.5M for infrastructure repair after LA fires
As part of a nearly $1.7 billion in funding for improvements to the state highway system, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ...
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Should CA's Climate Budget Pay for High-Speed Rail, Firefighters?
Gov. Newsom wants to tap at least $2.5 billion from California's climate fund to pay for firefighting crews and high-speed ...
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Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Gov. Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But earmarking half of this ...
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‘Shocking’ and ‘plain cruel’: Health advocates say Gov. Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget could cripple women’s reproductive care
Newsom's Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors' pay and reproductive care to cover ...