Nicole Nixon

Politics Reporter

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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Stories by Nicole Nixon

Newsom proposes amending the U.S. Constitution to restrict guns
June 8, 2023
“In this country, we do have the power … to change things,” the governor said in a video announcing the new campaign.
‘Bring it on’: Sacramento faith leaders welcome migrants flown from Texas with phones, clothes and lawyers
June 6, 2023
Florida officials confirmed they were involved in transporting the asylum seekers and rebuffed claims of kidnapping by Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom.
Prop. 8 remains on the books 15 years later. California’s LGBTQ+ lawmakers want to repeal it.
June 5, 2023
“People are horrified when they are reminded that the California Constitution explicitly discriminates against LGBTQ people,” said Sen. Scott Wiener. “We need to get this out of our constitution.”
California Assembly advances bill to make tech platforms pay for journalism
June 1, 2023
News industry revenues have fallen as consumption shifts primarily to social media and other online platforms. A bill would require large social media companies to pay a monthly “journalism usage fee” to outlets.
California Senate approves bill to limit police stops for headlights, expired registration
May 31, 2023
Sen. Steven Bradford’s SB50 would prohibit police from pulling someone over for a minor infraction related to lighting, registration or license plates alone.
Fentanyl bills advance at the California Legislature, but divisions on approach remain
May 26, 2023
Just one of the bills would raise the penalty for dealers carrying at least a kilogram — or a little than two pounds — of fentanyl, aligning it with penalties for possessing large amounts of heroin and other drugs.
A California bill would limit housing security deposits to one month’s rent
May 23, 2023
Currently, landlords can ask for security deposits of up to three months’ rent for some apartments. Assembly member Matt Haney (D-San Francisco)’s AB 12 would limit it to one month’s rent.
Understanding how a California bill dies without public debate
May 16, 2023
The twice-yearly procedure releases hundreds of bills to the Senate and Assembly floors, allowing for debate before the entire chamber. But for other bills, the suspense hearing provides a quiet, anticlimactic end.
How Gavin Newsom wants to close California’s $31.5 billion budget shortfall
May 12, 2023
Though the budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Newsom said he does not plan to dip into the state’s rainy day fund, instead proposing a mix of funding delays, cuts and renewing a tax on health insurers.
A larger deficit, economic uncertainty and unclear revenues: California’s boom turns bust
May 9, 2023
A year after spending a $100 billion surplus, California lawmakers must fill a deficit. Recent bank failures, climbing interest rates and a high-profile fight over the federal debt limit all pose considerable risks to the state's economy and budget.

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