By Andrew Sheeler | Sacramento Bee
Like other states with both Democratic governors and attorneys general, California is poised to play a major role in opposing President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative agenda when he takes office next year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta have said that they intend to be ready. The governor has called for a special session of the California Legislature for the sole purpose of making sure the state Attorney General’s Office is adequately funded for the coming legal challenges.
“The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack — and we won’t sit idle,” Newsom said in his session announcement, as The Bee reported at the time. “We are prepared to fight in the courts, and we will do everything necessary to ensure Californians have the support and resources they need to thrive.”
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