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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bipartisan bill to protect home insurer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bipartisan bill to protect home insurer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that provides policies to people who can’t get private insurance because their properties are deemed too risky to insure. The …

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Newsom Signs Bill That Restricts Loudness Of Streaming Ads

Newsom Signs Bill That Restricts Loudness Of Streaming Ads

Streaming services in California will have to ensure that their commercials are no louder than the shows surrounding them. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill, SB 576, that bars the services “from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany.” The legislation cleared the legislature with no opposition. “We heard Californians loud and …

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Newsom to seek court order stopping Trump’s deployment of California National Guard to Oregon

Newsom to seek court order stopping Trump’s deployment of California National Guard to Oregon

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday that he intends to seek a court order in an attempt to stop President Trump’s deployment of California National Guard troops to Oregon. Calling the president’s action a “breathtaking abuse” of power, Newsom said in a statement that 300 California National Guard personnel were being deployed to Portland, a city the president has called “war-ravaged.” …

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Trump Sends California Guard Troops to Portland, Ore., Newsom Says – The New York Times

Trump Sends California Guard Troops to Portland, Ore., Newsom Says  The New York Times Trump Administration Live Updates: California National Guard Sent to Oregon, Newsom Says  The New York Times California governor says Trump to send 300 California National Guard members to Oregon  Dallas News Tensions spike in Chicago, Portland as Trump faces legal challenges over troop use  The Washington Post Trump’s ‘war-ravaged Portland’ …

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Trump Administration Live Updates: California National Guard Sent to Oregon, Newsom Says – The New York Times

Trump Administration Live Updates: California National Guard Sent to Oregon, Newsom Says  The New York Times Trump administration sending California National Guard troops to Oregon  CBS News Trump’s ‘war-ravaged Portland’ National Guard deployment halted by federal judge over authority concerns  Fox News Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon  NBC News Newsom to sue Trump over California national …

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Newsom: Trump is sending California National Guard members to Oregon

Newsom: Trump is sending California National Guard members to Oregon

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge temporarily blocked his administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, California’s governor said Sunday. Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Sunday to fight the move in court. There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard was being called …

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Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize – The Press Democrat

Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize – The Press Democrat

By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will soon be able to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a measure signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Supporters said the new law will open a path for the largest expansion of private sector collective bargaining rights …

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Newsom chides USC to ‘do the right thing’ for academic freedom and resist Trump campus compact

Newsom chides USC to ‘do the right thing’ for academic freedom and resist Trump campus compact

Gov. Newsom on Friday waded further into the controversy surrounding a higher education compact President Trump has presented to nine universities including USC, chiding campus leadership to “do the right thing” and reject the offer. The compact, sent Wednesday to the University of Southern California and other campuses nationwide, has roiled higher education with its demands for rightward campus policy …

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Exclusive: Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Portland, Newsom says – San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Portland, Newsom says  San Francisco Chronicle Oregon, Trump admin. wait for judge’s decision on National Guard deployment to Portland  KPTV Trump administration activates 200 National Guard troops to Portland  NBC News Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online  The Atlantic Judge to decide whether to temporarily block Trump’s National Guard deployment …

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