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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. But he said he vetoed this bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year. The fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits is already more than $18 billion in debt. Meanwhile, unemployment benefits have increased. Lawmakers could attempt to pass the law anyway, but it’s been decades since a governor’s veto was overruled in California.
Persons: Gavin Newsom vetoing, Newsom, ” Newsom, Sen, Anthony Portantino, , Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, it’s Organizations: Democratic Gov, Labor, Democratic, California Labor Federation, Hollywood, Office Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Hollywood, Southern California
Here's a look at what lawmakers have voted on:MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMPolitical Cartoons View All 1160 ImagesSenators on Thursday signed off on putting two proposals before voters next March that would help transform the state's mental health system and address the state’s worsening homelessness crisis. A proposal by Sen. Susan Eggman would overhaul how counties pay for mental and behavioral health programs. Irwin said her bill would bring “the single largest expansion” of the state’s mental health system. Under current state law, local government said their hands are tied if a person refuses to receive help. The legislation is part of the state’s ongoing efforts to reform its mental health system.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Jacqui Irwin, Sen, Susan Eggman, Newsom, Irwin, Republican Sen, Brian Jones, it's, Eggman, Anthony Portantino, it’s, ” Portantino, Adam Beam Organizations: Democratic Gov, Republican, Hollywood, Business, Workers, LAW, Democratic, Associated Press Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Southern California, Newsom's
Industry groups representing Amazon, Apple, Block, Coinbase, Genesis, Google, GrubHub, Lyft, Facebook/Meta, Uber, and other companies wrote to the state assembly opposing the law. Nine organizations representing consumers and advocating for economic justice wrote to the state assembly expressing support for the law. Several tech industry groups representing major companies and venture capital firms wrote in to oppose the law. Several organizations advocating for consumers and economic justice wrote to the state assembly expressing support for the law. Interest groups argued that regulation presents an "undue burden"on crypto companiesBlockchain Advocacy CoalitionThe Blockchain Advocacy Coalition wrote to Assemblymember Grayson on August 26.
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