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In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers stared down Gov. Gavin Newsom and emerged with hundreds of millions of dollars in climate money for projects he didn’t necessarily want to fund. As a result, the state will funnel $450 million to transit, clean air and drinking water from […] The post In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects appeared first on Palo Alto Online .

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers stared down Gov. Gavin Newsom and emerged with hundreds of millions of dollars in climate money for projects he didn’t necessarily want to fund. As a result, the state will funnel $450 million to transit, clean air and drinking water from […] The post In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects appeared first on Palo Alto Online .

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers stared down Gov. Gavin Newsom and emerged with hundreds of millions of dollars in climate money for projects he didn’t necessarily want to fund. As a result, the state will funnel $450 million to transit, clean air and drinking water from […] The post In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects appeared first on Palo Alto Online .

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