California’s Democratic-dominated Assembly has endorsed up to $50 million in funding to defend the state’s progressive policies against challenges by the Trump administration.
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At a recent hearing on the proposed funding, Democratic Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur said it is about “making sure that whatever happens at the federal level — and we don’t know what that’s going to be to a great extent yet — that our government is actually looking out for the rights of California families.”Weeks after fire ravaged LA’s Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for mementosNewsom called lawmakers into a special session in November to pass the proposals.
Republican state Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who represents part of Southern California’s Inland Empire, said at a recent committee hearing that moving forward with the funding for lawsuits was “incredibly tone-deaf.” The Legislature had approved about $6.5 million annually for the Department of Justice to defend the state against the federal government during Trump’s first presidency. But the agency, over the course of four years, ended up spending much more than that.
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