SACRAMENTO
It’s Christmas in May and Gov. Gavin Newsom is playing Santa Claus. The tree where all his gift-wrapped packages are piled is the state vault.
The vault is overflowing like never before.
Santa is flying around California promising expensive presents to voters who very likely will be deciding in a fall recall election whether to keep or toss him.
“It’s easier being Santa Claus than the Grim Reaper,” notes Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio, who was Gov. Gray Davis’ communications director when he was recalled in 2003 and replaced with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Davis was forced to play the Grim Reaper. That’s when the vault was draining and the state budget badly leaking red ink.
Opinion: Legislators must rein in governor’s unchecked emergency power
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Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a press conference about Oregon s record-setting volume of COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, 2020. Cathy Cheney/Portland Business Journal pool
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Girod represents District 9-Stayton in the Oregon Senate and is the Senate Republican leader.
The vaccines for COVID-19 are incredibly effective. That is a big reason why most states in America are relaxing pandemic restrictions. Around the country, state legislatures are also moving to restore balance to government decision-making.
At a time when Oregonians are craving stability, Gov. Kate Brown’s out-of-control lockdown strategy is giving Oregonians whiplash. They cannot even plan their lives a week in advance. Meanwhile, for more than a year, the Democrat-controlled Legislature has sat back and allowed the governor to repeatedly send thousands of Oregonians to the unemployment line, failed to challenge policies t
Bills aimed at police misconduct, including use of excessive force, advance in Albany newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 1:00 PM PDT May 4, 2021 By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile deaths at the hands of law enforcement. About 20 states still largely prohibit their release, however.Supporters of greater transparency say it could help improve police accountability, build trust with the community and prevent officers with disciplinary problems who leave one department from being hired by another.Opponents say the release of such records could harm the reputations of officers with only minor infractions or even put them in danger. They also argue that disciplinary actions are part of personnel records, which are exempt from state open records laws.But amid growing nationwide protests against alleged excessive force by police officers, at least 16 states have contemplated measures to r
Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.