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Gov. Newsom pushes free park access as Historian Passport downloads surge past 360,000
Sacramento, California – California is making one more summer push for families, students and history lovers to get into state…
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Newsom’s balanced budget deal combines fiscal discipline with big promises for working families
California – California’s new budget deal arrived with a blunt message from Sacramento: the state says it has closed the…
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New ranking puts California ahead of many large states but behind top health care performers
Sacramento, California – California’s health care system does not land in the national top 10, but it comes close enough…
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Trump approves Newsom request for federal help after Orange County chemical emergency
Sacramento, California – California’s emergency response in Orange County gained federal support after President Donald Trump approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s…
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Newsom returns to Capitol Hill, presses Congress for long-term recovery aid after Los Angeles disaster
Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom returned to Capitol Hill this week with Los Angeles still at the center of…
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California approves $540 million transportation package to improve roads, bridges and transit
Sacramento, California – During Infrastructure Week, California moved another large piece of its transportation agenda forward, with Governor Gavin Newsom…
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California expands regional energy cooperation with market designed to move power more efficiently
Sacramento, California – California’s push for a more affordable and dependable energy future is entering a new phase with the…
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California tests new higher education model focused on skills, jobs and career readiness
Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom is pointing to the University of California’s new UC Degree Plus Program as an…
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California locks in $440 million from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, AG Bonta celebrates the win
Sacramento, California – California is now set to receive more than $440 million as a major national opioid settlement with…
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California invests millions to replace heat trapping blacktops with greener schoolyards for children
Sacramento, California – California is pushing a different answer to extreme heat on school campuses: fewer blacktops, more trees, more…
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