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Radical Left Attempting to Derail ICE’s Proposed Prison Re-use Plans in McFarland and Adelanto

May 11, 2020 2:20 amMay 10, 2020 11:15 pm

Gov. Newsom’s destructive prison shutdown with ICE reuse plan In October 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 32 into law, to phase out the use of private prisons. On January 1, 2020, AB 32, became law and eliminated all contracts...

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,...

California Assemblywoman Introduces Bill to Promote ‘Science-based Decisions’ for Climate Response

February 26, 2020 3:37 pmFebruary 28, 2020 7:37 am

“Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced legislation that would ensure the state’s actions and investment on climate change adaption is science-based,” reads a press statement from Friedman. “The measure, Assembly Bill 2371, creates an advisory team of distinguished scientists that would...

Trump Administration Files Lawsuit Against CA For Private Detention Ban

February 12, 2020 2:21 amFebruary 12, 2020 8:26 am

The Federal Government filed a lawsuit, naming Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and the State of California for banning the operation of private detention facilities. The complaint is seeking a federal judge in San Diego to rule Assembly...

Florida Based Company Suing California For Law Ending Operation Of Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities

January 5, 2020 8:33 amJanuary 5, 2020 8:59 am

A private detention company based in Florida is suing the State of California for signing into law Assembly Bill 32 that ends contracts with for-profit prisons. Newport Beach law firm Newmeyer and Dillion are representing the GEO Group that operates...

California Republicans Propose Suspending Renewable Energy Mandate to Fund PG&E Infrastructure Upgrades

October 29, 2019 2:45 pmOctober 30, 2019 3:55 pm

Dollars spent on forestry management have been found to do more to reduce carbon than other measures. Two California lawmakers announced they will introduce legislation to help prevent future wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs by PG&E, but Democrats...

U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Lawsuit Against California’s Illegal Climate Agreement with Quebec

October 23, 2019 10:56 amOctober 24, 2019 5:36 pm

“The United States today filed a civil complaint against the state of California, several of its officers, the California Air Resources Board, and the Western Climate Initiative Inc., for unlawfully entering a cap and trade agreement with the Canadian Province...