Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday vetoed state funding to buy land for a new courthouse in El Dorado County, calling the $2.8 million allocation “premature” in light of the judicial branch’s review of outstanding construction projects.

The line-item veto ends one state senator’s efforts to secure last-minute budget funding at the request of a former legislative colleague who owns land near the proposed Placerville courthouse site.

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