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California Leads 16 States To Sue President Trump Over Emergency Wall Declaration

February 19, 2019 7:23 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a 16-state coalition of Democrat Attorneys General, filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, claiming “President Trump has veered the country...

Why is Security Fortified for Gov. Newsom’s Press Conference?

February 19, 2019 1:18 amFebruary 20, 2019 6:12 am

At Friday’s press conference Gov. Gavin Newsom had with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, State Capitol police had a significantly beefed up presence, and even used a drug and/or bomb-sniffing dog checking out reporters’ and media equipment. Why? Gov. Gavin Newsom...

President Trump Declares National Emergency at Border; Gov. Newsom Calls it ‘National Disgrace’

February 15, 2019 10:48 amFebruary 19, 2019 6:17 am

UPDATED below Feb. 15, 2019, 2:00 pm: President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border Friday, in order to divert nearly $6.5 billion in unspent federal funds to build the border wall, which members of Congress have refused...

President Trump Demands CA Gov. Newsom Return $3.5 billion for State’s ‘Green Disaster’ Bullet Train Project

February 14, 2019 12:25 pmFebruary 15, 2019 2:12 pm

In Tuesday’s State of the State address, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the high speed rail project, as planned to go from Sacramento to San Diego, “would cost too much and take too long. There’s been too little oversight...

California’s Renewables Mandate Sets an Impossible Example for the World

February 14, 2019 2:03 amFebruary 14, 2019 12:26 pm

“We will never waver on achieving the nation’s most ambitious clean energy goals.” – Excerpt from Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Address, January 12, 2019 California has long been proclaiming itself the leader in fighting “climate change,” and incoming...

Trains, Tunnels and Tax Dollars for a ‘New Master Plan on Aging’

February 13, 2019 3:27 pmFebruary 13, 2019 3:29 pm

In his first State of the State address, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is ending the state’s high-speed rail project, also known as the “bullet train,” because it “would cost too much and take too long” to build....

California Lawmakers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s State of the State Address

February 13, 2019 12:26 pmFebruary 14, 2019 5:12 am

Members of the California Senate and Assembly react to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first State of the State address Tuesday Feb. 12, 2019: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Los Angeles): “His optimism is a stark contrast between what we have here in...