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Nicole Nixon

Politics Reporter

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Nicole covers politics and government for CapRadio. Before moving to California, she won several awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, for her political reporting in her hometown of Salt Lake City. Besides public radio, Nicole is passionate about beautiful landscapes and breakfast burritos.

 

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    Parents Of Color Still Have Reservations About Returning Kids To Classrooms

    March 4, 2021

    The coronavirus has ravaged communities of color around the state and some parents say the push to reopen classrooms is driven largely by white and wealthier parents.

  • AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

    California Will Soon Tie Reopening To Vaccination Equity Rates, Dedicate 40% Of Doses To Low-Income Communities

    March 3, 2021

    Top administration officials say they will dedicate 40% of future vaccine doses to residents in those places, because those ZIP codes have shouldered that same percentage of the state’s COVID-19 cases and deaths.

  • AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

    Newsom, Lawmakers Reach Deal Incentivizing Schools To Reopen By April

    March 1, 2021

    The plan offers $2 billion in incentives to districts that reopen classrooms for students in transitional kindergarten through second grade by March 31. Vulnerable students in all grades can also return to campus.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Newsom Signs Economic Relief Package, Sending $600 Stimulus Payments To Low-Income Californians

    February 23, 2021

    The $7.6 billion relief package will provide checks for nearly 6 million Californians and provide grants to small businesses. Meanwhile, Newsom and lawmakers are back at the negotiating table over a plan to reopen classrooms.

  • Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool, File

    Newsom Faces New Challengers, Worrying Poll Numbers As Recall Threat Looms

    February 3, 2021

    One poll showed a slight dip in Newsom’s approval rating. The other, larger survey showed it plunged 18 points since September.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Sexual Assault Survivors In California Could Track Their Rape Kit Online Under New Bill

    February 2, 2021

    While some advocates say a tracking system is a good start, the status of a rape kit is just one part of a sexual assault investigation.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Gov. Newsom: If California Teachers Demand Vaccination, Schools Won’t Reopen This Year

    January 29, 2021

    The governor’s comments come after the California Teachers Association demanded its teachers and members get the vaccine before students return to classrooms.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Gov. Gavin Newsom Navigates Compounding Crises — And A Potential Recall — Halfway Through His Term

    January 25, 2021

    Two years in, Newsom is facing a host of crises and the threat of a recall vote. Could he survive one if it does get on the ballot? Political observers say yes — as long as he avoids additional major mistakes.

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    California Attorney General Files Nine Lawsuits In One Day As Trump Leaves Office

    January 19, 2021

    Xavier Becerra elevated his national profile by filing a grand total of 122 lawsuits against the Trump administration. It may have played a part in his nomination to serve as incoming President Joe Biden’s health secretary.

  • AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

    California Lawmakers Threatened By Anti-Vaccine Activists During Public Hearing

    January 15, 2021

    Sacramento Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan was singled out by three women at a public hearing Thursday who made suggestions that they would use violence. Pan spoke with CapRadio about the incident and the current feeling at the Capitol.

 

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