A new law went into effect in California on April 1, requiring fast food restaurants with 60 or more locations to raise their minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour—though with some exemptions, such as for bakeries. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 610 on March 25, which adds more exemptions to the […]
A California law barring people from buying more than one gun a month has been struck down. In his March 11 ruling, a federal judge said that the one-gun-a-month (OGM) law does not adhere to requirements for gun restrictions outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court in a pivotal 2022 decision. “Defendants have not met their […]
After nearly 5 million Californians voted to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, organizers of the effort are again seeking to remove him from office. The governor was served with recall documents Feb. 26, and signature gathering is underway, according to Anne Dunsmore with Rescue California, the group that launched the recall campaign. Mr. […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his plan to resolve the state’s budget deficit, previously estimated at $68 billion by legislative analysts, but Mr. Newsom said in his proposal the deficit is at $38 billion. He plans on pulling $13.1 billion from two reserve accounts.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to efforts to try and bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot, coming after a top state official pushed for it. Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that President Trump should be dismissed from the Colorado ballot for the 2024 election, saying that he violated the Constitution’s […]
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is debating California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom tonight. The red-state/blue-state face-off is set to take place in Alpharetta, Ga., on Thursday night. NTD spoke to students at Florida State University to hear their thoughts on the two governors and what they expect from the duel. Tomorrow could be Rep. George […]
World governments are keeping a close eye on North Korea’s nuclear threat. To better counter it, the United States and South Korea updated a bilateral security deal on Nov. 13. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet on Nov. 15 at the APEC summit in San Francisco. Police said they […]
A new California law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 10, makes it a misdemeanor for California residents to vote in another state, if they have already voted in an election in California on the same date. Authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D–Menlo Park), Assembly Bill 1539 aimed to clean up the state’s prior law, […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “on the way” to Israel for discussions with locals and officials following recent incidents in the Middle East. “I’ll be meeting with those impacted by the horrific terrorist attacks and offering California’s support,” Mr. Newsom wrote Oct. 19 on X, formerly known as Twitter. Mr. Newsom’s office declined to comment, […]
A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 7 will eliminate “junk fees” added to the cost of tickets, hotels, or other purchases. State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Democratic state Sens. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 478—called the False Advertising Law—which will go into effect July […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more bills into law. Here’s NTD’s Ilene Eng with some of the more prominent ones. New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help, some California school campuses will be required to stock fentanyl tests under a new bill. Mr. Newsom vetoed a bill […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 4 signed a bill that bans hand counts in nearly all elections in California, drawing opposition from at least one county. Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, signed Assembly Bill 969, authored by fellow Democrat Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin. The bill took effect immediately. The bill forbids any election officials from performing […]
In a House floor speech on Tuesday, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) criticized the practice of letting governors make appointments to fill the seats left vacant by senators who pass away or resign. He mentioned that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had appointed two senators—one of whom is Laphonza Butler, who was sworn in on Tuesday to […]
It took going to the brink, but the government avoided a partial shutdown with a weekend deal. However, one congressman has vowed to oust House Speaker McCarthy in its wake. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a new Senator to replace Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90. Former President Donald […]
Following Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing, California Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint a replacement to fill her seat. National political strategist Brian Seitchik spoke on Ms. Feinstein’s replacement and what lies ahead for Senator Bob Menendez.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to shield doctors from prosecution if they mail abortion pills to women in other states where the procedure is restricted. Senate Bill 345 also bars the prosecution of doctors in California who offer “gender-affirming care” to out-of-state patients. Many Republican-led states have banned […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Sept. 22 a bill that would require judges to favor “gender-affirming” parents in child custody disputes. Assembly Bill 957, introduced by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), proposes that judges must take into account parents who affirm their child’s transgender identity as acting to provide “the health, safety, and welfare of […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that has prevented cities from clearing out homeless encampments. The Democratic governor’s office, in a brief filed (pdf) on Sept. 22, warned that a ruling that scrapped anti-camping ordinances in Grants Pass, a city located in Oregon near the border with California, […]
California Senate Bill 815 contains a clause that would nullify part of state Assembly Bill 2098, also known as the COVID misinformation law. Under AB 2098, doctors can be punished for not following government directives on COVID-19 with their patients. SB 815 would repeal that.
