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What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
It will be hard for President Trump to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down recovery in Los Angeles.
Democrats ‘at a loss’ to understand how Lombardo sent them a budget with a $335M deficit
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said the governor’s proposed budget has “major structural issues” that make it ...
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State’s plan to boost efficiency is pure Newsom
We’ll withhold judgment about the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency until we see some action.
Newsom Cut Some Fire Prevention Funding Before 2025 LA Wildfires, But It's Complicated
Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell ...
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Newsom has grown California’s government to a record size. Now he, too, is selling ‘efficiency’
It’s not only Washington, D.C., where “efficiency” has become the buzzword du jour. With California facing an uncertain fiscal future, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
California budget experts say Gavin Newsom’s spending plan doesn’t go far enough
Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...
Wildfires incinerate Newsom’s already flimsy budget proposal
On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by ...
Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to ...