Newsom bets big on Trump’s goodwill to shrink California’s budget hole

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom is making a billion-dollar gamble in his latest budget plan, banking on money from a tax on health insurance carriers to help close a projected deficit.

California progressives think Newsom courting conservatives on his podcast is a 'tough swallow'

Gov. Gavin Newsom faced backlash from California progressives over hosting conservative guests on his podcast as he potentially launches a 2028 presidential bid.
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Newsom zeroes out California’s landmark deal to save local news

“We have not heard an explanation yet,” said Santa Cruz state Sen. John Laird, who supported the deal. “Admittedly, this is a difficult budget.”

Newsom urges California law enforcement to investigate possible federal agent crimes

The likely presidential contender is continuing to vocally push back on the Trump administration.

Gavin Newsom accuses Dr. Oz of racism for claiming Armenian mob behind California’s massive hospice fraud

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Dr. Mehmet Oz continued trading blows as the governor implied that President Trump's Medicaid czar was deliberately singling out Armenian-owned California businesses for accusations of fraud.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236M program for California’s mentally ill has helped just 22 people in four years: report

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236 million program to help those with severe mental illness who bounce between homelessness and jail has helped a measly 22 people since the its launch in 2022, a new report reveals.
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California Cancels Over 280 Hospice Licenses in Crackdown on Fraud Under Newsom Administration

California has revoked over 280 hospice licenses in four years to combat fraud, under Governor Newsom's administration, with tightened enforcement and measures that contrast past federal approaches.

Trump administration approves plan backed by Newsom to build largest California reservoir in 50 years

The Trump administration on Friday gave its approval for plans to build Sites Reservoir, a vast 13-mile-long off-stream lake north of Sacramento that would provide water to 500,000 acres of Central Valley farmland and 24 million people, including residents of Santa Clara County, parts of the East Bay and Los Angeles.

Gavin Newsom rips Dr. Oz’s ‘cosplay as fraud fighter’ after Medicaid czar’s threats to probe California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at Dr. Mehmet Oz after the former TV-doctor posted a video claiming Los Angeles is at the center of multibillion-dollar hospice and home-care fraud. “Amazing to watch Dr.

Newsom, other CA Democrats condemn Trump over 2nd deadly Minneapolis shooting by feds

Federal agents stand near police tape as demonstrators gather near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot by federal agents earlier in the morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other prominent California Democrats condemned the shooting. ROBERTO SCHMIDT AFP via Getty Images