After being forced to overcome multi-billion-dollar deficits during budget negotiations earlier this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed dozens of bills this month, thus saving taxpayers billions of dollars. Of 1,046 bills sent to the governor this year, 156 were vetoed, with 50 containing similarly-worded veto statements regarding the state’s …
Read More »Landry Scores Walk-Off Primary Rout to Take Louisiana Governor Election
Louisiana’s Trump-endorsed Attorney General Jeff Landry will be the first Republican in eight years to move into the governor’s mansion after a dominant walk-off primary win on Oct. 14. With 95 percent of the tally counted, Mr. Landry won 51.6 percent of more than 1 million ballots cast in the …
Read More »Conservatives, Moms Urge California Governor to Veto More Bills That Favor Transgender Ideology
SAN FRANCISCO—Parental rights advocates and other community members urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto more bills that favor transgender ideology, in a Sept. 24 seminar opposing Assembly Bill 957 in San Francisco. The governor had vetoed AB 957 just a couple of days before the seminar, which was hosted …
Read More »California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black …
Read More »California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions from …
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