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How CA Government Works: From Lobbying to Lawmaking to Budgeting

In the beginning, there was state government. Before there was a federal government, a collection of states organized under the Articles of Confederation in 1781. But the 13 separate entities with different interests soon realized they needed an overarching body to enforce laws, regulate commerce and wage war. So the U.S....

Recall Gavin Newsom Activists Threaten Lawmakers: ‘We Didn’t Buy Guns for Nothing!’

[aggregation-styles] Newsweek Three "Recall Gavin Newsom" activists launched a threatening tirade against lawmakers during a budget review hearing in California on Thursday and harassed another official, declaring "we didn't buy guns for nothing!" The three women made the incendiary remarks at a session on the Sacramento governor's 2021-22 budget at...

Vaccine Exemption Bills Get Newsom's Signature

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills Monday to crack down on doctors who write fraudulent medical exemptions for school children's vaccinations. The governor acted without comment less than an hour after lawmakers sent him changes he demanded as a condition of approving the bills. Legislators passed the second of...

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