State Assembly leadership rejected efforts to include a landmark gas transition proposal in the state budget — despite the fact that the chamber has a supermajority of Democrats sponsoring the
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The proposals pitted a coalition of 400 environmental and public health advocates against petroleum companies and the influential unions that represent their workers.
"To see a budget come out that fails to address any of the urgent policies related to climate is an abdication of responsibility from the governor and from lawmakers," one advocate told City Limits.
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