Matthew Klint
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POLITICO
I contributed daily content to dozens of POLITICO California's flagship morning and afternoon Playbook newsletters, as well as the climate, tech and ballot measure editions. I dug into policy, writing in-depth briefs and breaking news on gubernatorial drama, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and numerous hot-button topics, traveling the state when needed.
Read my coverage below:
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Why Silicon Valley might start sweating the shutdown soon
Tech representatives and venture capitalists say the impacts won’t be immediate, but their industry could be rattled if the freeze endures.
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TECH NEWSLETTER: Pelosi challenger and former techie Saikat Chakrabarti talks AI as state Sen. Scott Wiener steps into the race.
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13 attorneys general seek intervention in Hewlett- Packard merger, alleging ‘backroom dealings’
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Gavin Newsom calls for congressional investigation into GOP chat messages
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PRO BRIEF: Bill to boost biomass moves forward in Legislature with amendments
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Katie Porter camp rallies allies to her defense
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Minnesota, New Hampshire join California privacy watchdog in new coalition
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Newsom signs Teamsters-backed labor bill aimed at Trump-proofing union issues
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Vance blasts ‘Democrats like Gavin Newsom’ for immigration rhetoric following shooting at Dallas ICE center
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Newsom blasts Trump’s $1 billion settlement proposal to UCLA as ‘extortion’
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PRO BRIEF: Judge weighs injunction to block ICE from using Medicaid data
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‘You lose leverage, you lose this country’: Newsom presses Dems to stand firm on shutdown
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Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary policies
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Newsom: Trump’s GOP allies will ‘have a lot to reconcile at the pearly gates’
The California Democrat’s remarks come after the president had doubted his own prospects for reaching heaven.
