Gov. Newsom will call special legislative session to impose windfall tax on oil companies
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"NEW: I'm calling for a Special Session to address the greed of oil companies." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
"Governor Gavin Newsom will call a special legislative session December 5th to impose a windfall tax on oil companies in California.— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) October 7, 2022" | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"governor has requested the Legislature approve a measure that would require oil companies to pay back excessive profits to consumers through a new tax." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
"He said his office wants time to make sure the proposal is on solid, legal ground in anticipation of lawsuits from the oil industry." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
"He said his office wants time to make sure the proposal is on solid, legal ground in anticipation of lawsuits from the oil industry." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
"The governor has requested the Legislature approve a measure that would require oil companies to pay back excessive profits to consumers through a new tax." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
"When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
"Time to enact a windfall profits tax directly on oil companies that are ripping you off at the pump." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"JUST IN: CA Assembly Republican leader @J_GallagherAD3 and Budget vice chair @vfong urge Gov. Newsom to not call special session for windfall tax on oil companies." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 7, 2022 n The measure would require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
"Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 7, 2022 n The measure would require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
"Newsomu2019s latest policy push comes after Californiau2019s Energy Commission demanded answers from the stateu2019s major oil companies in response to spiking gas prices." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Governor Gavin Newsom will call a special legislative session December 5th to impose a windfall tax on oil companies in California.u2014 Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) October 7, 2022 " | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Newsomu2019s latest policy push comes after Californiau2019s Energy Commission demanded answers from the stateu2019s major oil companies in response to spiking gas prices." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Gov. Gavin Newsom will call state lawmakers back to Sacramento for a special session in response to rising gas prices." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
"Gov. Gavin Newsom will call state lawmakers back to Sacramento for a special session in response to rising gas prices." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Top Democratic lawmakers, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a statement that they looked forward to Newsom's detailed proposal and referenced inflation relief payments that have begun to hit bank accounts.| MORE | California inflation relief payments start going outu201cThe gas rebates that are begiing to roll out today to Californians were a huge step in helping ease the brunt of rising fuel costs, and we will continue to examine all other options to help consumers, they said." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
"Newsom said Friday he chose Dec. 5 because that is when the Legislature was already scheduled to reconvene briefly to swear-in new state lawmakers after the election." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
"Republican National Committee released the following statement: Gavin Newsom calling a special session to create a new tax on gasoline is the epitome of what's wrong with California Democrats." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"Republican National Committee released the following statement: Gavin Newsom calling a special session to create a new tax on gasoline is the epitome of what's wrong with California Democrats." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"They said that if Newsom does take that action, lawmakers should suspend the stateu2019s gas tax instead." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
"They said that if Newsom does take that action, lawmakers should suspend the stateu2019s gas tax instead." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
"Although Newsom intervened in other, climate-related proposals toward the end of the legislative session, he did not get involved with Lee's." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"Although Newsom intervened in other, climate-related proposals toward the end of the legislative session, he did not get involved with Lee's." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"I thought that was payback, that's how these guys operate, Newsom said." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
"I thought that was payback, that's how these guys operate, Newsom said." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
"Newsom and his supermajority are trying to distract voters from the fact that their policies made gas prices so high, but creating a new tax that will inevitably be handed down to taxpayers in the midst historic inflation is a failing strategy." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"n JUST IN: CA Assembly Republican leader @J_GallagherAD3 and Budget vice chair @vfong urge Gov. Newsom to not call special session for windfall tax on oil companies." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
"Newsom and his supermajority are trying to distract voters from the fact that their policies made gas prices so high, but creating a new tax that will inevitably be handed down to taxpayers in the midst historic inflation is a failing strategy." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"It's time to get serious, I'm sick of this, Newsom said on Friday." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"It's time to get serious, I'm sick of this, Newsom said on Friday." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"California Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher and Vince Fong, the Assembly Budget Committee vice chair argued in a letter Friday for Newsom to not call the special session." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
59% : NEW: I'm calling for a Special Session to address the greed of oil companies.56% : Governor Gavin Newsom will call a special legislative session December 5th to impose a windfall tax on oil companies in California.— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) October 7, 2022
52% : governor has requested the Legislature approve a measure that would require oil companies to pay back excessive profits to consumers through a new tax.
52% : He said his office wants time to make sure the proposal is on solid, legal ground in anticipation of lawsuits from the oil industry.
52% : He said his office wants time to make sure the proposal is on solid, legal ground in anticipation of lawsuits from the oil industry.
50% : The governor has requested the Legislature approve a measure that would require oil companies to pay back excessive profits to consumers through a new tax.
47% : When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities.
47% : When asked if he thinks the spike in gas prices is pay back for the legislation he signed, Newsom noted the oil industry has launched a referendum against one of those proposals that establishes new set-backs for oil drilling away from communities.
42% : Time to enact a windfall profits tax directly on oil companies that are ripping you off at the pump.
38% : JUST IN: CA Assembly Republican leader @J_GallagherAD3 and Budget vice chair @vfong urge Gov. Newsom to not call special session for windfall tax on oil companies.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.