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George Skelton: Newsom is the luckiest California governor ever. But is his good fortune running out?

Gavin Newsom gives the inaugural address after taking the oath of office at his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol Mall on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Sacramento, California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is arguably the luckiest California governor ever. But some of that luck will run out with the Republican takeover of the U.S. House.

Newsom was immensely lucky that fellow Democrats controlled the federal government the last two years. President Joe Biden and Congress showered California with tens of billions in economic aid, enough for the governor to avoid a budget crisis this winter.

It's doubtful the federal largesse would have showed up if Biden had lost to then-President Donald

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