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So long, California: Major county votes to study secession

One of California’s largest counties will consider whether to secede and establish a new state, a largely symbolic move driven by economic stress and frustration with state government

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In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ

Once all of them assume office, California will be the first state where it's believed more than 10% of legislators identify publicly as LGBTQ

The Independent UK

Newsom urges California lawmakers not to tax forgiven federal student loans

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday called on the California Legislature to act quickly to prevent student loan borrowers from having to pay state income taxes on up to $20,000 in federal debt forgiveness.

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George Skelton: Newsom enjoys his most successful legislative session yet with wins on climate, Diablo Canyon

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite lots of private grousing about him, Gov. Gavin Newsom emerged a big winner at the end of the California Legislature's two-year session.

Los Angeles Times

California legislators advance plan to extend nuke plant run

The California Legislature was advancing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s blueprint to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by up to five years

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California has the most non-English speakers. Why do lawmakers have to translate at meetings?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, was leading a hearing in the California Legislature when a caller began speaking Spanish over the public comment phone line.

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Bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California gutted by lawmakers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms,” MDMA, ketamine and LSD was gutted by the California Legislature on Thursday, though the lawmaker who sponsored the bill vowed to reintroduce the measure next year.

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Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature

Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California

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Democrats seek to end California's drought of Black congressmen

California gave the nation its first Black vice president. But no part of the state has sent a Black man to Congress in more than 20 years.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion, inflation and crime: How Newsom would spend record-setting California surplus

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $300.6-billion state budget proposal was sent to the California Legislature on Friday, a far-reaching plan to use a historic tax surplus to boost both government services and the size of the state’s cash reserves.

Los Angeles Times

California’s malpractice payouts would rise under a deal to avoid a costly ballot fight

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would go up for the first time in nearly five decades under a deal between rival interest groups announced Wednesday that avoids a costly battle at the ballot box in November.

Los Angeles Times

Why are California's hunting groups against a bill that makes it easier to kill wild pigs?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill making its way through the California Legislature would make it easier for landowners and hunters to kill wild pigs doing damage to agricultural lands.

Tribune News Service

Democratic lawmakers block GOP effort to end California COVID-19 state of emergency

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An effort by Republican state lawmakers to end Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 state of emergency was blocked in the Democratic-controlled California Legislature on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

California could OK abortions by solo nurse practitioners

A new bill in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform abortions without the supervision of a doctor

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California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases

The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus

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