Montana is among the 22 states to which California has banned state-funded and state-sponsored travel, citing policies it deems discriminatory to LGBTQ+ people. However, Gov. Newsom's trip isn't being paid for by the state.
It was information that the governor’s office appeared loath to disclose. Although the office said June 30 that the governor had left California to spend time with family, it did not until July 5 answer questions about where he was or when specifically he would return, a noticeable difference from communication surrounding other recent out-of-state trips.
Anthony York, Newsom’s senior advisor for communications, told me: “We don’t legislate where people vacation. Never have. The travel ban applies to expending state funds. The Governor’s travel is not being paid for by the state.” The reluctance of Newsom’s office to share details about the vacation contrasts sharply with clearer communication surrounding other recent out-of-state trips.
Dhillon was referring to the ads that Newsom’s reelection campaign began airing Monday not in California, but in Florida — which is also on the travel ban list. On Tuesday, Newsom’s reelection campaign followed up with a fundraising email whose subject line read simply, “Florida.”
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