Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills that he says are intended to build on California’s record of protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to care. One of the measures increases access to medication abortion by making it available on community college campuses. Another bill focuses on military veterans. 

The law, Senate Bill 948, would apply to current residents with newly purchased guns starting in 2029. The class would need to be at least four hours long. Starting in 2028, people moving to California with guns would need to obtain a firearm safety certificate within 180 days of arrival. It was one of 10 gun safety laws Newsom signed.

California's Native American Day is set to become a paid holiday for state workers under legislation signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. AB 1841 would make Native American Day, observed each year on the fourth Friday of September, a paid holiday for state employees once lawmakers provide funding for it. 

The US Supreme Court, acting for a third time in a fierce battle over the makeup ​of Missouri's congressional districts, barred the state on Friday from using a redrawn map designed to favor Republicans in November's elections, a setback for ‌President Donald Trump's party as it fights to keep control of Congress.