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California Lawmakers Propose Outlawing the Big Gulp Citing Public Health Crisis

February 21, 2019 5:52 pmFebruary 22, 2019 10:47 am

Ignoring a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, Democrat lawmakers have proposed a package of bills aimed at the soda industry, citing a public health crisis. Assembly Republicans called it “Supersized Government Overreach.” In January, the 9th Circuit found that requiring...

CA Lawmakers Propose a ‘Carbon tax’ to Replace Sales Tax

February 21, 2019 1:30 amFebruary 21, 2019 5:53 pm

California lawmakers are proposing replacing California’s sales tax with a “carbon tax” based on the “carbon intensity” of specific products. The bill, SB 43 by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) would require the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the California...

BREAKING: U.S. DOT Terminates Agreement with California High Speed Rail Authority

February 19, 2019 5:02 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation terminated its agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority in a letter Tuesday, and ordered the return of more than $928 million not yet spent on construction of the bullet train. The Federal Railroad Administration...

CA Democrats Author Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Lure Minors

February 19, 2019 3:03 pmFebruary 22, 2019 10:49 am

State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) introduced recent legislation “to end blatant discrimination against LGBT young people regarding California’s sex offender registry.” However, under their bill, SB 145, the offenders would not have to automatically register...

California Leads 16 States To Sue President Trump Over Emergency Wall Declaration

February 19, 2019 7:23 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a 16-state coalition of Democrat Attorneys General, filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, claiming “President Trump has veered the country...

Why is Security Fortified for Gov. Newsom’s Press Conference?

February 19, 2019 1:18 amFebruary 20, 2019 6:12 am

At Friday’s press conference Gov. Gavin Newsom had with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, State Capitol police had a significantly beefed up presence, and even used a drug and/or bomb-sniffing dog checking out reporters’ and media equipment. Why? Gov. Gavin Newsom...

President Trump Declares National Emergency at Border; Gov. Newsom Calls it ‘National Disgrace’

February 15, 2019 10:48 amFebruary 19, 2019 6:17 am

UPDATED below Feb. 15, 2019, 2:00 pm: President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border Friday, in order to divert nearly $6.5 billion in unspent federal funds to build the border wall, which members of Congress have refused...