James Gallagher – California Globe

Assembly Resolution Would End State Sanctuary Policies Comes Following Anti-ICE Protests In L.A.

June 23, 2025 5:49 pmJune 23, 2025 7:20 pm

Ever since California’s Sanctuary law first came into effect in 2017 following SB 54 signed into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown, many state lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have been trying to stop it. On the opposite side, the majority of lawmakers...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Closing Remainder Of The $6.2 Billion Medi-Cal Budget Deficit

April 14, 2025 5:46 pmApril 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that pays off a $2.8 billion budgetary shortfall for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicare program, allowing it to run through the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. While the supplemental...

Taking Down The Assembly Supermajority: 7 Seats To Go in 2026

March 25, 2025 2:45 amMarch 25, 2025 2:46 am

The 2024 election brought a new wave of hope to the CAGOP, even bigger than the 2022 elections which sent more House seats to the GOP in California. For the first time in decades, both the Assembly and state Senate...

‘Californians Need Protection from Gavin Newsom — not Donald Trump’

December 2, 2024 12:53 pmDecember 2, 2024 1:00 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Special Session” kicked off on Monday in order to “Trump-Proof” California and “Protect Californian values” before the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, with GOP lawmakers in the state vowing to add in their own legislation...

CA 2025-2026 State Budget Deficit at $2 Billion, Expected To Grow Exponentially

November 21, 2024 2:45 amNovember 21, 2024 2:46 am

The Legislative Analyst’s Office unveiled the California state budget forecast for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Wednesday, showing a $2 billion deficit for the year, but with the number expected to grow exponentially if more cuts aren’t made soon. California’s...

California Democrats Plan to Release ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Murderers After 25 Years

August 26, 2024 7:16 amSeptember 3, 2024 7:19 am

One of the worst anti-victim, soft-on-crime bills looks as if it will be passed by the California Legislature under the guise of criminal justice “reforms.” Senate Bill 94, which was shelved last year, would allow prison inmates sentenced to life...

Lawmakers, Victim Advocates Rally Against Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill At Capitol

August 23, 2024 12:32 pmAugust 23, 2024 12:32 pm

A group of GOP lawmakers, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates held a press conference on Thursday, speaking out against a revived bill that, if passed, would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole. Senate Bill 94,...