Ashley Zavala

2 weeks ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

The California state senate could soon have its first woman of color at the helm as State Sen. Monique Limón has enough votes to be the next leader of the upper house. Six sources close to the situation confirmed as of Sunday morning Limón, a Latina from Santa Barbara, had at least 16 votes from her fellow Democrats to be the next Senate president pro tem to replace current Pro Tem Mike McGuire.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Ashley Zavala

After reports surfaced that President Donald Trump was eyeing a large-scale sweep of federal funding from California, Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested the state may cut off its flow of funds to the rest of the country. See the story in the video above"Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump," the governor posted on X Friday afternoon.

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

After reports surfaced that President Donald Trump was eyeing a large-scale sweep of federal funding from California, Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested the state may cut off its flow of funds to the rest of the country. "Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump," the governor posted on X Friday afternoon.

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

California Democratic lawmakers are in talks to push a proposed new tax on major corporations such as Amazon and Walmart to help with the state's health care expenses. Multiple sources in the Assembly and Senate confirmed to KCRA 3 Democrats have been discussing this along with a variety of other tax hikes as lawmakers work to figure out how to close a budget gap of at least $12 billion this year, and expected shortfalls in the billions in the years ahead.

3 weeks ago | ksbw.com | Ashley Zavala

California lawmakers moved forward with hundreds of proposed new laws this week as they faced a major deadline that marks the halfway point in the state's legislative process. The "House of Origin" deadline is Friday, but lawmakers wrapped up the work Thursday night. The deadline means bills written in the Assembly needed to pass the Assembly, and bills written in the State Senate needed to clear the State Senate in order for the proposals to stay alive for the year.