Nicole Nixon
CapRadio ReporterNicole covers politics and government for CapRadio. Before moving to California, she won several awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, for her political reporting in her hometown of Salt Lake City. Besides public radio, Nicole is passionate about beautiful landscapes and breakfast burritos.
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Why Newsom and California lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to remove a 2024 ballot propositionA ballot proposition would require voters to sign off on any new state tax or tax increase. The governor and Democratic lawmakers are trying to remove it from the ballot. -
Butler is president of EMILYs List, a fundraising organization that works to elect Democratic women. She is a former University of California regent and has strong labor ties.
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From housing affordability to fentanyl to mental health and more, California lawmakers debated hundreds of bills this Legislative session. Here’s a breakdown of what made it to the Governor’s desk — and what didn’t.
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Despite hitting roadblocks to research transgender issues in North Carolina, a history professor argues a bill to end California’s travel ban “sends an unfortunate message that the arguments that are coming at us from Florida and Texas are working.”
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Assembly member Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) said her proposal that would require large social media companies to pay a monthly “journalism usage fee” to news outlets will be delayed until 2024.
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Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.
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“Generally, I think it’s best when things go through our legislative process,” Rendon said in an interview with CapRadio. Several lawmakers agree.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to place new restrictions on guns, but a constitutional law expert said the country’s founding document has never been changed the way Newsom is proposing.
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“People are horrified when they are reminded that the California Constitution explicitly discriminates against LGBTQ people,” said Sen. Scott Wiener. “We need to get this out of our constitution.”
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Just one of the bills would raise the penalty for dealers carrying at least a kilogram — or a little than two pounds — of fentanyl, aligning it with penalties for possessing large amounts of heroin and other drugs.
