Sophie Austin

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  • oilEnvironment

    California crowed that it ‘finally beat big oil’ 2 years ago. Regulators just halted the landmark penalty payments

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Tied Arch Bridge construction site, which will take high-speed trains over State Route 43, April 15, 2025, in Fresno County, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)Politics

    Trump administration revokes $4 billion in funding for California high-speed ‘train to nowhere’

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Electric vehicle chargers sit outside a Ford dealership, Jan. 21, 2024, in Broomfield, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Politics

    Federal judge orders Trump administration to release billions in EV charger funding in 14 states

    By Sudhin Thanawala, Sophie Austin, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 09: U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on June 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump returned from Camp David where he held a meeting with senior members of his administration. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump blocks California’s first-in-the-nation ban on sales of gas-powered cars amid clash with governor over LA protests

    By Sophie Austin, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 11: U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk deliver remarks next to a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke out against calls for a boycott of Elon Musk’s companies and said he would purchase a Tesla vehicle in what he calls a ‘show of confidence and support’ for Elon Musk. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump set to sign measure blocking California’s first-in-nation rule banning sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

    By Michelle L. Price, Sophie Austin, and others
  • FILE – Electric vehicle chargers are seen in the parking lot of South El Monte High School in South El Monte, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Politics

    17 states are suing Trump administration for blocking billions in funds for EV chargers

    By Sophie Austin, Alexa St. John, and others
  • Vehicles for sale are parked in a lot at a CarMax dealershipFinance

    GOP-controlled House votes to block California from phasing out sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • The Tied Arch Bridge construction site, which will take high-speed trains over State Route 43, is shown in an aerial view Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Fresno County, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Finance

    17 years after California voters approved $10 billion for high speed rail, no tracks have been laid

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Retirees Ron Martin, left, and Willie Mae Hampton, right, join other supporters of the Service Employees International Union at a rally against proposed budget cuts to state provided social safety net programs, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Success

    California health care workers get a pay bump to $18-$23 an hour under new minimum wage law

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation at the state Capitol on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)Personal Finance

    California Gov. Newsom signs law to prevent gas prices from spiking in state with country’s highest pump costs

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Members of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California protest and demand lawmakers to take up a vote on two reparations bill in the rotunda on the last day of the legislative year, Aug. 31, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen, File)Politics

    Gov. Newsom kills bill to help return land to Black families

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Student Keiran George uses her cellphone as she steps outside the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)Politics

    California Gov. Newsom signs law requiring schools districts to limit or ban students from using smartphones on campus

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • Gavin Newsom speaksTech

    California cracks down on social media platforms sending addictive feeds to kids

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • Gavin NewsomPolitics

    Newsom pushes for school phone ban as social media concerns surge

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
  • California governor Gavin Newsom looking sharpLeadership

    Gavin Newsom says California schools need to ‘act now’ in banning phone use in the classroom

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press