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Gavin Newsom’s outrageous $20M plan to honor California’s governors just months before he leaves office

California lawmakers are confused and enraged over Newsom’s bizarre proposal.

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What happened California lawmakers are confused and enraged over Newsom’s bizarre proposal.
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The strongest left and right headlines share no substantive overlap.

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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race

Grist · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightGavin Newsom’s outrageous $20M plan to honor California’s governors just months before he leaves office

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · May 26, 12:00 PM

Gavin Newsom’s outrageous $20M plan to honor California’s governors just months before he leaves office

California lawmakers are confused and enraged over Newsom’s bizarre proposal.

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ReasonNews report · May 26, 10:00 AM

Adam Carolla on the California Exodus, Gavin Newsom, and Mainstream Media

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"You can't ask tough questions or follow-up questions because then that person would never come back," the comedian tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.

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GristNews report · May 26, 8:30 AM

‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race

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California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics.

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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May 26, 8:30 AM: Grist joined the source map.

May 26, 10:00 AM: Reason joined the source map.

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