the national stage, said in a statement. "California has faced this challenge before, and we know how to respond. We are prepared to fight in the courts, and we will do everything necessary to ensure Californians have the support and resources they need to thri...
California legislators on Monday held a special session to "protect California values" in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election to the White House. Jeff Nguyen takes a look at what this could mean.
"If this was anything other than a political stunt, the Governor wouldn’t wait two months and would call the special session now, before the election," Slagle said. "This industry is ready right now to work on real solutions to energy costs and reliability — if that is what the Govern...
After indicating Thursday that he was considering calling a special session, Governor Gavin Newsom made it official Friday. “Gas prices are too high. Time to enact a windfall profits tax directly on oil companies that are ripping you off at the pump," Newsom said in a statement. Average gas...
newsom said california will provide rebates for electric car purchases if trump eliminates the federal tax credit for doing so. he is also reportedly looking at creating a backup disaster relief fund in the event the state can’t count on federal aid. ahead of the special session, news...
We talked about the special session and how we're going to move aggressively, to be proactive and not reactive to the incoming Trump administration,” he said. “We talked about the playbook that's very familiar, that goes back even before Donald Trump, to the George W. Bush administration...
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson called out the governor for pushing the special session bills, “while simultaneously running to President Trump for help.” “The hypocrisy is astounding,” Milan said in statement. “Instead of playing political games and positioning himse...
the politics so far have been messy.The Assembly refused to go along with Newsom’s plan in August, when the Senate was game to pass it.Now the Senate is refusing to return to Sacramento for a special sessionthat the Assembly has agreed to. It takes agree...
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Leadership in the California Legislature claim they’re aware of the cost of living and doing business in the state. In the special session called by Governor Gavin Newsom to “Trump proof” the state, Assembly SpeakerRobert Rivas (D-Salinas) said, “We must chart a new path forward and re...