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Bill to Create Combined Hunting, Fishing License Moves Up in Assembly

July 2, 2021 10:51 am

A bill to create a combined hunting and fishing license that would be valid for an entire year was approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 470, authored by Senator Brian Jones, would create...

CA Governor Gavin Newsom Recall Election Set For September 14th

July 1, 2021 8:30 pm

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced on Thursday that the Governor recall election will be held on September 14th. An announcement on the date has been expected for weeks following final confirmation of the signatures by Secretary of State Shirley Weber...

Military Veteran Private Employer Preference Bill Reaches Unanimous Legislative Support

July 1, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 1, 2021 2:33 pm

A bill that would allow businesses to give a voluntary preference in hiring new military veteran employees gained more support this week before its upcoming vote in the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee later this month. Authored by Senator...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against California in Non-Profit Donor Disclosure Case

July 1, 2021 11:22 amMarch 22, 2022 11:52 am

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that California must stop it’s practice of requiring non-profits and charities to disclose the names and addresses of their largest donors. Press play to hear a narrated version...

Earmarks: A Monumentally Bad Idea

July 1, 2021 10:45 amJuly 2, 2021 3:50 pm

Ever since the Magna Carta, it has been a settled principle of good governance that the power that appropriates public funds should not be the same power that spends them. This principle is at the heart of our Constitution: the...

PG&E Announces Massive 18% Rate Hike Proposal During CA Wildfires

July 1, 2021 2:13 amMarch 22, 2022 11:52 am

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced on Wednesday that they submitted a rate hike proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission, asking for a large 18% rise over current energy rates. Press play to hear a narrated version of this...

Bill to Crosscheck EDD Applicants With CDCR Prison Records Passes Senate Comm.

June 30, 2021 3:01 pmJuly 1, 2021 7:09 am

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna...