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California Globe Interview with CPAC Hungary Director Dr. Miklós Szánthó

April 20, 2024 8:59 amApril 21, 2024 8:33 am

The California Globe had the opportunity to ask questions of Dr. Miklós Szánthó, Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights and Chairman of CPAC Hungary, ahead of CPAC Hungary next week. The Globe was invited but is not able...

‘Fix Prop. 47’ Ballot Initiative is a Game Changer on Day 1

April 19, 2024 11:50 amApril 20, 2024 10:46 pm

California leads the nation in fentanyl deaths, homelessness and retail theft thanks to Proposition 47. The ballot initiative to amend Proposition 47, “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” just qualified for the November ballot. Californians for Safer Communities...

California Lawmaker Making the State More Hostile to Business

April 18, 2024 8:48 amApril 18, 2024 8:48 am

California has a new low: Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, a Democrat state lawmaker, wants to nullify Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and similar corporations, and force business owners and landlords to disclose their identities. Her bill, SB 1201, “would require a...

California Democrats’ Backdoor Reparations Scheme

April 17, 2024 7:45 amApril 18, 2024 4:55 pm

California Democrats have 14 reparations-related bills introduced this session. They are the first bills to come following the California Reparations Task Force’s final list of recommendations which are an attempt to legalize racial discrimination. The latest is a bill to...

California’s Senate Democrats Reject Bill to Make Purchasing a Child for Sex a Felony

April 16, 2024 6:32 pmApril 16, 2024 6:42 pm

You read that headline right. California State Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) authored Senate Bill 1414 – a bipartisan measure to strengthen protections for minor victims by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in or engaging in any form...

California’s Economic Outlook: 47th in the Nation

April 15, 2024 2:12 pmApril 15, 2024 2:12 pm

One of my favorite state rankings publications is out, and unfortunately, California does not have good news… again. The American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC, publishes the annual Rich States, Poor States report, authored by economists Art Gaffer, Stephen Moore and...

Actual Headline: ‘What Happens When Climate Change and the Mental-Health Crisis Collide?’

April 15, 2024 2:53 amApril 15, 2024 6:30 pm

“What happens when climate change and the mental-health crisis collide?” That actual headline in Nature.com triggered my BS meter. What does climate change have to do with mental health? “The warming planet is worsening mental illness and distress. Researchers need...