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Laphonza Butler sworn in to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein

“I know that our old colleague is looking down at this moment with pride now that her seat is in good hands,” Schumer said.

Roll Call

Newsom Said Cost Made Him Veto Unemployment Pay for Strikers. Unions Say It Was Disrespect.

The bill passed by the California Legislature would have limited benefits to keep state payments manageable.

Capital & Main

Gavin Newsom pulls a Ron DeSantis on McDonald's, fast food chains

Newsom has borrowed from DeSantis' war on Disney and the Bud Light boycotts to make his own political statement.

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California governor vetos unemployment benefits for striking workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Sept. 30 that proposed allowing workers to claim unemployment insurance benefits after striking for two weeks. Senate Bill 799 previously passed the state Senate 27-12 on Sept. 14 and passed the state House 59-18 on Sept. 11.

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Laphonza Butler Better Hope Other Senators Are Textualists

The residency requirement for Senators applies to those who are "elected," and not "appointed."

Reason

Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options

Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope in U.S. District Court in New Mexico

The Independent UK

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seat

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator

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California Governor Signs AB 1228, Repealing Fast Food Wage Increase

California Governor Signs Compromise Bill Repealing Fast Food Wage Increase

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Gov. Newsom signs legislative compromise on fast food restaurant minimum wage and working conditions; campaign announces it will withdraw referendum

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 1228 (AB 1228) on Sept. 28. AB 1228 is a legislative compromise reached with proponents of a veto referendum on a different bill (Assembly Bill 257) that qualified for the 2024 ballot. AB 1228 will repeal AB 257, which was passed during…

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Is Sen.-to-be Butler Eligible to Represent California?

The residence question is closer than it might appear.

Reason

Congressional Clown Show

Plus: Dianne Feinstein's replacement doesn't even live in California, New York's biblical floods, and more...

Reason

First Thing: Trump to appear in court for civil fraud suit in New York

New York attorney general will argue Trump owes at least $250m in profits made from false financial statements. Plus, climate scientist Michael Mann on our last chance to save the planet

The Guardian - UK

Gavin Newsom reveals pick to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

EMILYs List president Laphonza Butler will take over the seat left vacant by Feinstein’s death

The Independent UK

Butler, the newest senator, worked to elect and defeat many colleagues - Roll Call

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term.

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The Independent UK

California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

The Independent UK

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect

WEKU

California's governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he vetoed the bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year.

The Independent UK

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike

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The Independent UK

Trump mocks Paul Pelosi in speech months after ex-Speaker’s husband was injured in hammer attack

‘I will stand up to crazy Nancy Pelosi who ruined San Francisco... How’s her husband doing by the way?’ Trump says

The Independent UK

What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber

The Independent UK

What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber

Salon

California raises minimum wage to $20

The change, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, will go into effect in 2024.

The Independent UK

Who will replace Dianne Feinstein? What happens next after trailblazing senator dies

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he will name an interim senator to serve until after next year’s general election

The Independent UK

California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein’s replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

WEKU

From California to Capitol Hill, tributes to Dianne Feinstein flood in after her death

Leaders in the House and the Senate paused from the race to avert a government shutdown to remember Feinstein, the California Democrat who was longest-serving woman to ever sit in the U.S. Senate.

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