纽森签署法案 开斋节与宰牲节成为加州法定假日
加州州长加文·纽森签署 AB 2017 法案，正式将穆斯林节日开斋节和宰牲节列为加州法定假日。加州成为继华盛顿州之后，全美第二个在全州范围内承认这两个节日的州。
根据法案，公立学校和大学可以在这两个节日期间放假，州雇员也有资格休假庆祝。但法案不强制学校和商家关门，法院仍须保持开放。
在签署 AB 2017 之前，纽森桌上还有多项涉及其他宗教节日保护的法案，包括为犹太节日如犹太新年和赎罪日提供保障的 AB 395，以及保障 K-12 学生因宗教节日缺勤可获准假的 AB 1763。共和党人批评纽森似乎把承认穆斯林节日的法案排在犹太节日平等待遇法案之前。纽森在午夜截止期限前的周三签署了这几项法案。
纽森目前处于任期最后阶段，被视为潜在的总统候选人。他周三在萨克拉门托对记者表示，联邦方面三个月前宣布对他和他的妻子展开调查以来，他从未接到过调查人员的联系，"我知道的不比你们多"。
Newsom Signs Bill Making Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha State Holidays
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2017, formally recognizing the Muslim holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. California becomes the second state in the nation, after Washington, to recognize both holidays statewide.
Under the law, public schools and colleges may close on the holidays and state employees are eligible to observe them. Schools and businesses are not required to close, and courts must remain open.
Before signing AB 2017, Newsom had additional bills on his desk protecting other religious observances, including AB 395, which would codify protections for Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and AB 1763, which would guarantee K-12 students excused absences for religious holidays. Republicans criticized Newsom for appearing to prioritize the Muslim-holiday bills over equal treatment for Jewish holidays. Newsom signed those bills on Wednesday, ahead of the midnight deadline.
Newsom, in the final stretch of his tenure and widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, told reporters in Sacramento on Wednesday that he has never been contacted by federal investigators since a federal probe into him and his wife was announced three months ago: "I know nothing more than you know."
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