Governor Newsom releases his initial budget, providing hope, compassion, and support to the most vulnerable during the pandemic; U.S. Bishops call for an end to federal executions, and Pope Francis receives the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in this week’s Insights.
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The California Legislature passed a state general fund bill late Monday that rejects major funding cuts that Governor Gavin Newsom proposed in his May Revision. However, the budget is mostly a placeholder until California’s state income tax revenues are known later this year and to see if Congress provides any additional pandemic assistance to states.
Catholic Churches Honor George Floyd on Day of Burial
Outspoken Catholic Response to Death of George Floyd
Today, Thursday, June 4th, Governor Newsom did not provide a live update on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bishops throughout the country and the state have responded to the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was suffocated while being restrained by police in Minneapolis last week despite calling out for help
Today, Tuesday, June 2nd, Governor Newsom did not provide a live update today on the COVID-19 pandemic, as he spent his morning assisting with the clean-up resulting from the protests, which found some
Today, Monday, June 1st, Governor Newsom provided a live update focused largely on the statewide protests related to the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Budget Revision revealed $19 billion less in expenditures than his previous January proposal – an illustration of the shift in spending for the state caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.