The California Legislature faces a Saturday deadline to pass bills and send them to Gov. Newsom. There’s a lot to do.
Assemblymember Chris Ward makes notes on bills coming before the appropriations committee during the floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 15, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters
Monday, lawmakers pulled some last-minute maneuvering to extend the time allowed for floor amendments to five bills, including ones on In an email, a spokesperson for Newsom’s Health and Human Services Agency said its “outrageous and inaccurate” to suggest cost estimates are “artificially inflated.” Critics of Prop. 47 blame it for high-profile retail thefts and argue that Prop. 36 — which increases penalties for retail theft and drug dealing — will help combat property crimes and fentanyl-related offenses. Law enforcement groups, district attorneys, most Republicans and a
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