California Democrats Lose Veto-Proof Edge in State Senate
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California Democrats lost their veto-proof two-thirds control over the state legislature after the surprise resignation of a senator from the oil-producing Central Valley region to take a job with Chevron Corp.
With two other Senate seats already vacant, the resignation of Senator Michael Rubio drops the Democrats down to 26 in the chamber, one vote short of their recently gained supermajority. Party leaders don’t anticipate losing it for long, though.