California politicians once derided a $50 million proposal by Arnold Schwarzenegger. With the support of unions, they’re now strongly backing a $750 million subsidy.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has championed an expansion of the state’s tax credits for movie and TV production, saying that doing so would “generate thousands of good paying jobs.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a budget bill on Friday that depends in part on rolling back those benefits to help close a $12 billion deficit.
A “Hands off Medi-Cal” town hall meeting in Bakersfield, Calif., earlier this year. In signing the new budget bill, Gov. Gavin Newsom backtracked on an earlier promise to insure all low-income residents, regardless of their immigration status.
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