California Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California's leadership on the national stage. Some speculate he may decide to run for national office one day. Newsom has said he has no desire to run for president. But his decisions on whether to sign or veto bills in California resonate beyond the state.
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers questions during a news conference, Sept, 26, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom, who is often at the center of speculation over his national political ambitions, again seized the spotlight beyond the state’s borders as he signed laws this year to require major companies to disclose their emissions, raise wages for fast-food workers, and prevent school boards from banning books based on gender and race. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov.
Some observers say his moves are largely consistent with both the views of California voters and the political tone that Newsom struck in his first term.California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hourWhile Newsom delighted labor advocates with many of his signatures, he also angered them with some vetoes.
“I think that it’s very much how you see both Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger move into a more middle posture,” Ashford said. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.” Californians typically rank the economy and jobs as the most important issues in the state, said Mark Baldassare, the statewide survey director at the Public Policy Institute of California, and Newsom signed key legislation aimed at boosting workers.
He also signed two climate proposals that are the most aggressive mandates of their kind in the country: One to requireto disclose their direct and indirect emissions, and another to require companies making more than $500 million annually to disclose how climate change poses a risk to them financially.
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