Roger Niello – California Globe

Governor Newsom Reaches Agreement With Legislature On A $321.1 Billion Budget

June 25, 2025 1:48 pmJune 25, 2025 1:48 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom reached a $321.1 billion budget agreement with the state legislature late on Tuesday, with large cuts of Medi-Cal that will result in the freezing of new illegal immigrant applicants from being accepted being added in. While both...

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...

Legislature Approves $297.9 Billion 2024-2025 State Budget

June 27, 2024 5:56 pmJune 27, 2024 5:56 pm

The California State Legislature approved the 2024-2025 budget plan on Wednesday night, giving the green light on California spending $297.9 billion beginning on July 1st. For months, Governor Gavin Newsom, Assemblymembers, and Senators have been at odds over how much...

Amended Daylight Savings Bill Survives Suspension Day But Faces Difficulties Ahead

May 20, 2024 12:00 pmMay 21, 2024 9:51 am

A bill that would have originally banned daylight savings time in California, but was later amended to create a study on the benefits and negatives of doing so, continues to face a difficult road ahead this week despite recently surviving...

Add Two Points to Driving Record for Speeding 26 MPH Over Limit

May 16, 2024 9:30 amMay 16, 2024 9:31 am

A bill that would add two points to a California driver’s record for going over the speed limit by 26 miles per hour or more saw a rise a rise of support in the past week amongst both advocates and...

Pressure Grows For California To Get Rid Of Daylight Savings Time

March 17, 2024 2:45 amMarch 17, 2024 2:46 am

Since Proposition 7 was passed in 2018 by 7,167,315 Californians, or around 59.75% of the total vote, the issue of getting rid of Daylight Savings Time in California has biannually come up as a big issue. While only Hawaii and...

Bipartisan Bill to Create Statewide Homeless Encampment Ban Introduced In Senate

February 7, 2024 12:25 pmFebruary 7, 2024 12:25 pm

A new bipartisan bill to ban homeless encampments from many public areas across the state was introduced in the Senate this week, with Republicans and Democrats coming together. Senate Bill 1011, jointly authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) and Senator...