Gov. Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to tighten access to guns
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21.
Newsom criticizes Target for removing LGBTQ merchandise
Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Target and its CEO for recently removing some LGBTQ merchandise from stores.
Gov. Newsom says state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion
Newsom said the state’s challenges are partly due to high inflation and a decision to let most people delay filing their taxes because of a series of winter storms.
California Gov. Newsom declines to back reparations checks, says slavery's legacy is 'more than cash payments'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declined to endorse specific recommendations from the state’s reparations task force, which voted last week to recommend proposals that could result in California’s Black residents receiving billions of dollars in reparations.
Gavin Newsom slams Congress following Texas mass shooting: 'More focused on right to kill than right to live'
California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed Congress, telling them to do their 'da** job.'
California to keep paying Walgreens despite abortion dispute
Federal law says Medicaid patients have the right to fill prescriptions from any willing and qualified provider. That includes Walgreens.
California lawmakers OK potential fines for high gas prices
California lawmakers approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging at the pump.
Gov. Newsom looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed spending more than $100 million per year in the state’s Medicaid program to pay for up to six months of housing for people who are or risk becoming homeless; are coming out of prison or foster care; or are at risk for hospitalization or emergency room visits.
California drops some water restrictions after storms ease drought
Water shortage concerns remain for some areas of the state, including in Southern California, which relies on the struggling Colorado River system to help supply millions of people.
California sheriff torches Newsom for leaving prison system in 'disarray,' planning to let murderers walk free
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Gov. Gavin Newsom's prison policies are putting law enforcement and citizens at risk.
Gov. Newsom unveils plan for $30 insulin
Newsom announced a partnership with Civica Rx to provide insulin to Californians for $30 for 10 milliliters -- which he said was as little as one-tenth of the current cost.
California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
The inmates serving death sentences at San Quentin State Prison will be moved elsewhere in the California penitentiary system, Gov. Newsom’s office announced, and it will be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless
Gov. Newsom said the goal is to provide more options for homeless people who are “living out in the streets and sidewalks in these extraordinary and horrid conditions."
Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID
California Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to his staff.
Why Gov. Newsom won't deliver State of the State speech this year
Instead, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will go on a statewide tour this month to highlight his major policy goals.
Newsom says California 'done' doing business with Walgreens
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the drugstore chain said it won't administer abortion pills in several states where they remain legal.
DeSantis rips Newsom in Calif. speech, says state ‘hemorrhaging population’ to Florida
DeSantis said in a speech at the Reagan Presidential Library Sunday that people are leaving California for Florida where the state is "governing according to the tried and true principles that President Reagan held dear."