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EducationWill Newsom’s death penalty commutations stick?
Gavin Newsom reminded everyone that he’s still the governor on Thursday when he handed down a historic commutation of every California death sentence. We have more on that below.
GovernmentDistant polls, spotty mail obstruct Native American voting 6 years after law meant to help them
Six years after California passed a law requiring the secretary of state to form an advisory committee to help improve voting access for Native Americans, the committee still has not been formed, the secretary of state’s office confirmed to…
EnvironmentCourt rules against California’s first carbon capture project, a key piece of state climate plans
A Kern County judge ruled that approval of California’s first operating carbon capture and storage project — a technology the state is counting on to meet its climate goals — violated state environmental law and must be set aside.
GovernmentCalifornia tiene un punto problemático en el recuento de votos. Es el condado supervisado por un negacionista de las elecciones
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GovernmentHow did California’s gerrymander work out? Better than Texas’
To win control of the U.S. House, Democrats needed to secure at least 218 seats. By Wednesday night, the party won at least 240 — picking up more than two dozen additional seats, and flipping the Senate too.
BusinessCalifornia’s election featured a big showdown over taxes. Wealth tax defeat was the biggest
California adopted the initiative system — allowing proposed laws to bypass the Legislature and be placed on the ballot via petition — in 1911, but until the 1970s it was scantily used.
BusinessLas escuelas recibirán miles de millones en fondos con la aprobación de la Propuesta 3
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BusinessGovernor-elect Becerra must quickly confront state budget mess Newsom left behind
The most fundamental — and arguably most important — duty of a California governor is managing the state budget.