Newsom wants tax refund, promotes ‘California way’ of government | national politics

By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON – Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed sending money back to taxpayers to offset record-high gas prices, but dismissed calls to increase oil drilling, saying he wanted the state “off the hook once and for all.” free from petro-dictators.” The average price of a … Read more