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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Arrested For Driving Under the Influence in Napa County

May 30, 2022 12:13 pmMay 31, 2022 12:11 pm

Paul Pelosi, businessman and the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence outside of Yountville in Napa County during the weekend. According to the California Highway Patrol and...

OPINION: Guaranteed Income for Homeless High School Grads

May 30, 2022 7:42 amMay 30, 2022 12:12 pm

Last week, we reported on the movement gathering steam to cancel student loan debt as perhaps an effort by Democrats to recapture the heretofore reliable vote of the under thirty crowd. Recent action in Sacramento indicates yet another effort to...

What Are the Miscellaneous Provisions of the California Constitution?

May 30, 2022 7:28 amMay 30, 2022 7:32 am

Did you know that the Constitution of the State of California actually has “miscellaneous” provisions? Article XX contains ten topics that are lumped together under “Miscellaneous Subjects.” So, what are those provisions? First, Article 20 was adopted in 1879 as...

Motions in the California Legislature

May 29, 2022 8:22 amMay 29, 2022 8:26 am

There are a number of formal motions that can be made on the Floors of the California Legislature. These motions are contained in the respective Assembly Rules and Senate Rules. The following is an overview of those motions specified in...

Drafting Tribal Compact Legislation in California

May 28, 2022 7:22 amMay 28, 2022 7:29 am

As part of the state government’s formal relationship with Indian tribes in the State of California, the Governor and individual tribes enter into compacts pursuant to federal law. After the Governor negotiates a compact with a tribal government, the Legislature...

What Is ‘Batching’ of Bills in the California Legislature

May 27, 2022 6:30 amMay 27, 2022 6:17 am

For those tuning into the Assembly Floor Sessions during deadline weeks, you are likely to hear the term “batching.” What does that term mean? Batching Batching means putting together a group of bills for consideration in a single motion, or...

The Folly of Student Loan Cancellation

May 27, 2022 2:30 amMay 26, 2022 3:33 pm

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” This line of course is from Act I Scene 3 of perhaps one of the greatest works of literature, Hamlet. And with the Biden Administration and the Left once again revving up the...