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The ‘Suspense File’ Process Used in Considering Fiscal Legislation

March 9, 2020 2:20 amMarch 8, 2020 5:43 pm

The two Appropriations Committees in the California Legislature have a unique procedure they each use called the “Suspense File.” Basically, any bill which has been keyed “fiscal” by the Legislative Counsel is referred to the fiscal committee in each house,...

Murrieta Valley High School Issues Exclusion Orders To 71 Students After Teacher Falls Ill; Undergoes Testing For Coronavirus

March 8, 2020 9:19 amMarch 9, 2020 7:28 am

Officials from Murrieta Valley Unified School District in Riverside County announced March 6 the closure of one of its schools in response to news that an employee was ill and being tested for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The district was informed...

Californians Can Now Be Tested for Coronavirus for Free

March 7, 2020 8:02 amMarch 9, 2020 7:34 am

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Insurance, and the California Department of Managed Care announced that people who think they contracted the coronavirus would receive free testing. Under the testing plan, all commercial and Medi-Cal health plans...

President Trump to Begin Withholding Federal Funding from Sanctuary Cities

March 6, 2020 10:56 amMarch 9, 2020 7:57 am

On Thursday, President Trump said his administration will start withholding federal funding from “sanctuary cities” after a federal court ruled last week that it could do so. “As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds...

Gov. Newsom’s Private Prison Shutdown Plan Will Cost Thousands of Minority Employees Their Jobs

March 6, 2020 6:42 am

During Governor Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address in January 2019, he vowed that he would get rid of the private prison industry in California, calling for an end of the “outrage of private prisons once and for all.” In October 2019,...

Teaching Lawmaking in California

March 6, 2020 5:37 amMarch 6, 2020 5:52 am

By Chris Micheli and Diane Boyer-Vine As part of its efforts to enhance its Capital Lawyering Program, the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law offers a number of courses to train aspiring lawyers who plan to work in...

AB 5 ‘Grace Period’ Introduced in New Bill

March 5, 2020 1:37 pmMarch 6, 2020 5:55 am

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) just announced a new bill, AB 2075, to provide a Grace Period for AB 5 compliance through the rest of 2020. “AB 5, in its current form, is causing chaos,” Kiley explained to California Globe. “Even...