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Dem Left Turns: California’s Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom Slipping in New Presidential Poll

June 15, 2026 7:32 amJune 15, 2026 1:15 pm

The latest The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll conducted in early June among registered voters who identify as Democrats and left-leaning Independents, while still leading, support for Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom has slipped from their October and March Voters’...

Tom Steyer Campaigning on Blowing up Prop 13

April 14, 2026 9:04 amApril 15, 2026 6:38 am

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Sunday they had reached a tentative labor agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles labor union, potentially easing concerns over a looming strike that threatened to disrupt classes for hundreds of thousands of students....

The Kamala-Su Connection

August 12, 2024 2:29 pmAugust 12, 2024 2:29 pm

Kamala Haris has some interesting friends, and one of those is Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. Sorry – Kamala refuses to call her “acting, ignoring the fact that the Senate that is technically in charge and controlled by Democrats...

Gutless Amenders in California’s Legislature

March 28, 2024 11:14 amMarch 28, 2024 11:14 am

In 2019, the California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill called AB 5, a dream of big labor’s but a nightmare for freelance/contract workers. In 2020, Newsom signed AB 2257, lifting some requirements for some of the...

OSHA’s Plus One? A Union Rep

February 14, 2024 4:06 pmFebruary 14, 2024 4:06 pm

There is something the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does called a walkaround. Typically, this has involved an employee calling OSHA, saying there was a problem at work, and OSHA sending someone to inspect. The employer could have someone...

Why Julie Su Matters: Labor Department Moves to Gut Freelancers

January 9, 2024 4:11 pmJanuary 11, 2024 8:24 am

If you have ever wondered why we cover Julie Su’s doomed quest to actually become U.S. Secretary of Labor, here’s why: The Labor Department today released new rules governing freelance, consulting, and gig work that will gut the livelihoods of...

Congress: What Are You Up to, Julie?

December 7, 2023 3:10 pmDecember 7, 2023 3:10 pm

At the end of October, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an astonishingly overbroad rule as to what constitutes a joint employer. Why does that matter and why would the House Committee on Education and the Workforce send a...