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Staring down harsh Trump funding cuts, UC and CSU get some relief in Newsom budget plan
Under Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised state budget, the proposed funding cuts for UC and CSU are not as bad as the cuts proposed ...
Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall
California would scale back state Medicaid coverage for immigrants without legal status, eliminate coverage for certain ...
No funding allocated for Proposition 36 in Newsom's $322B state budget, advocates push back
One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement ...
Planned Parenthood turns on Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom "is effectively defunding Planned Parenthood in the state," an official with the nonprofit ...
Newsom blames California’s $12 billion budget shortfall on tariffs, Medi-Cal spending on immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to rebrand himself ahead of a potential presidential run
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a term-limited Democrat with national ambitions. He's been trying to appeal to the political ...
Prison closure, Ozempic limit, cap-and-what? 5 takeaways from Gavin Newsom’s budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday outlined his administration’s latest version of the 2025-26 budget plan, better known as the ...
Newsom moves to close another state prison. That makes 5 since he took office
California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...
Health care, prisons and more cut in Newsom’s new budget plan
When Gov. Gavin Newsom released his preliminary $322 billion state budget plan in January, he projected a “modest surplus.” ...
Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
The state confirmed Wednesday that it will pay out $10 million, instead of $30 million, to California newsrooms for the ...
State worker pay cuts proposed in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised California budget
His administration said it would attempt to reach savings through negotiations with the state’s bargaining units before ...
Newsom says these middlemen drive up drug prices. He's got a new plan to fix it
Gavin Newsom announced today that he will seek to regulate prescription drug middlemen that he blames for driving up costs ...