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George Skelton: Will California gun control legislation survive the Supreme Court ruling? Time will tell

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gun control bills have been shooting through the state Legislature at rapid-fire speed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is eager to sign them. But it’s anyone’s guess how many will survive this Supreme Court.

Los Angeles Times

California passes first sweeping US law to reduce single-use plastic

The bill states that 30% of plastic items sold or bought be recyclable by 2028 and economic responsibility falls to producers

The Guardian - US

Newsom signs state budget bills, with gas refunds to 17.5 million California taxpayers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law key elements of a new $307.9-billion state budget, a spending plan centered on gas refunds for 17.5 million taxpayers to soften the sting of high fuel prices and the cost of living.

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Californians won't weigh 'involuntary servitude' amendment

California will not consider amending its state constitution to eliminate an exemption that allows indentured servitude to punish crime

The Independent UK

California first to cover health care for all immigrants

California will be the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants who are living in the country illegally

The Independent UK

To avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants

California may turn to fossil fuels to avoid blackouts during hot weather that strains the electric grid

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters

The Supreme Court’s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administration’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035

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Nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics approved by California lawmakers

LOS ANGELES — Striking a blow against a pernicious form of pollution, California lawmakers on Thursday passed the nation’s most far-reaching restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging, with Gov. Gavin Newsom expected to sign the bill Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers to vote on $307.9 billion spending plan

California lawmakers will vote on how to spend nearly $308 billion in taxpayer money over the next year

The Independent UK

Governor has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels

A controversial plan from Gov. Gavin Newsom would reshape how business is done on the California power grid, potentially helping to extend the life of beachfront gas plants and the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, making it easier for solar and wind farm developers to sidestep local government opposition, and limiting…

Los Angeles Times

California gov and legislature want to cut marijuana taxes. Here’s why the industry isn’t happy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are poised to eliminate the tax on marijuana growers, in a bid to provide relief to the flagging industry.

Tribune News Service

California to become first state to offer food benefits to some immigrants who live in US illegally

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is expected to be the first state to offer food benefits to immigrants residing in the U.S. illegally under a state budget plan revealed this week.

Los Angeles Times

California budget won't cover out-of-state abortion travel

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration won't use public money to help people from other states travel to California for an abortion

The Independent UK

California Fights Inflation by Sending People Free Money

Plus: A New Hampshire distiller fights invasive species by turning them into whiskey, a New York City law letting non-citizens vote is overturned, and more...

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‘I won’t survive’: queer California man facing deportation after 44 years in US

Salesh Prasad could be sent to Fiji, where he fears anti-LGBTQ+ violence, with California law enforcement aiding his detention

Los Angeles Times

Erika D. Smith: In a chaotic post-Roe world, here's what it will take for women to still get abortions

Brittany Fonteno never wanted to imagine the chaos of a post-Roe world.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: With Roe overturned, will Democrats finally learn that losing parties can't construct the court?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Elections have consequences. That's a cliché, but clichés are born of truths. And this is a truth: If a Democrat had been elected president in 2016, we wouldn't have a right-wing Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

California advances Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns

The California Assembly has approved Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns, mimicking the Lone Star State’s law aimed at deterring abortions

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Democrats create ‘sanctuary states’ for abortion as legal battles loom

A patchwork of rules determines reproductive rights across US after Roe vs Wade is overturned

Los Angeles Times

California constitutional amendment securing abortion, contraceptive rights goes to voters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters will decide in November whether the state Constitution should explicitly protect a person’s right to an abortion and birth control.

The Independent UK

California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion

California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Gov. Newsom’s plan to prevent power outages has a big downside: fossil fuels

Gov. Gavin Newsom, worried about the threat of power shortages from climate-fueled heat waves, wildfires and drought as the state transitions to renewable energy, has crafted something of a devil’s bargain. To ensure California can keep the lights on during hot summer evenings when the power grid is at highest…

The Independent UK

California enacts bill to shield abortion providers and patients from red state bans

Democratic governor Gavin Newsom says his state would not aid or abet Republicans’ efforts to ‘create fear’ for those who travel to seek abortions

The Independent UK

California governor Gavin Newsom leads Democrats’ abortion pushback while DC flounders

Congress, White House play second fiddle as Democrats question whether their party has a plan

Tribune News Service

How California is rushing to protect and expand abortion access following Supreme Court’s Roe decision

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Long before the Supreme Court’s bombshell decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, transforming reproductive rights for the first time in 50 years, California had laws protecting access to an abortion within its own borders.

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