Kathleen Ronayne

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  • FILE – The Colorado River passes through Grand Junction, Aug. 24, 2022, in Mesa County, Colo. California released a plan Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, detailing how western states reliant on the Colorado River could save more water, a day after it was the only state that didn’t sign a proposal agreed to by six states in the basin. (Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun via AP, File)Environment

    California has a plan for cutting Colorado River use. It involves pretending water doesn’t evaporate

    By Kathleen Ronayne, Suman Naishadham, and others
  • Lake Mead shore.Environment

    ‘We’re all headed to a very dark place’: Emails reveal tense Colorado River talks amid megadrought

    By Kathleen Ronayne, Felicia Fonseca, and others
  • Western droughtEnvironment

    Global warming is ripping up the grassy street medians of the American West

    By Sam Metz, Kathleen Ronayne, and others
  • Gavin NewsomPolitics

    Environmental groups wanted to hit California’s wealthy with an extra tax to fund EV adoption. Voters said no.

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, is flanked by state lawmakers while discussing the package of legislation he signed that accelerates the climate goals of the nation’s most populous state, at Mare Island in Vallejo, Calif., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Newsom opposes Proposition 30, which would raise taxes on people making more that $2 million to pay for electric vehicle infrastructure and firefight resources. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Politics

    California plan to tax the rich to pay for EVs has Gov. Newsom facing off against his party—and Lyft

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, that he will call a special session of the state Legislature on Dec. 5, to pass a new tax on oil companies in response to high gas prices, while talking to reporters in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Finance

    Gavin Newsom aims to punish oil companies for ‘rank price gouging’ as California gas prices hit $6.39 per gallon

    By Adam Beam, Kathleen Ronayne, and others
  • Gavin NewsomPolitics

    With California gas at $6.30 per gallon, Gavin Newsom allows oil refineries to sell cruder stuff

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press
  • Gavin Newsom, governor of California, speaks at an IBEW Local 6 event during the gubernatorial recall election in San Francisco, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Californians are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to oust Newsom in only the second gubernatorial recall election in state history. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall

    By Kathleen Ronayne, MIchael R. Blood, and others
  • Governor Gavin NewsomPolitics

    California becomes the first state to mandate vaccines and testing for school staff

    By Jocelyn Gecker, Kathleen Ronayne, and others
  • Michael Bloomberg Drops Out of Presidential RacePolitics

    Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press
  • Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Holds NH Primary Night Event In ManchesterPolitics

    Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire’s presidential primary election

    By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, and others
  • Democratic Presidential Primary DebatePolitics

    Leading White Democrats Court Black Voters—And Some Find Trouble

    By Bill Barrow, Errin Haines, and others
  • Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords’ March for Our Lives is sponsoring a gun control forum today in Las Vegas with Democratic presidential hopefuls.Politics

    Gun Control Advocates Refuse to Be Overshadowed by Impeachment Inquiry

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press
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    Trump, Republican Party Sue Over California Tax Return Law

    By Kathleen Ronayne and The Associated Press