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What Are the Joint Recesses in the First Year of Session in the California Legislature?

December 5, 2022 6:26 amDecember 5, 2022 6:28 am

The Joint Rules of the California State Senate and Assembly contain more than sixty provisions, including Joint Rule 51, which deals with the legislative calendar. Subdivision (a) of Joint Rule 51 deals with the first, or odd-numbered, year of the...

CA GOP Candidate Josh Hoover Defeats Assemblyman Ken Cooley in Assembly 7th District Election

November 29, 2022 7:27 pm

Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) conceded the Assembly District 7 election to Republican candidate Josh Hoover on Tuesday, ending one of the closest Assembly elections three weeks after election day. Cooley, who previously was the Mayor and a City Councilman...

Rain Won’t Hamper California’s Midterm Election Day

November 8, 2022 8:11 amNovember 8, 2022 4:19 pm

It’s cold and pouring rain in Northern California on Midterm Election Day 2022. Even in solid blue California, voters are excited, and some dare to be hopeful. Today’s weather won’t hamper the election. And to put a real point on...

Rapper Speech Protected in New California Law

October 5, 2022 2:45 amOctober 5, 2022 2:40 pm

In this woke era of ours people get fired all the time for what they say. This is considered a good thing on the left. But now Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to insure that rappers’ words can’t be...

Overview of the California Assembly and Senate Joint Rules

May 1, 2022 5:52 pmMay 1, 2022 5:55 pm

In most instances, on the first day of the start of each two-year legislative session, the Assembly and Senate adopt rules for their internal procedures. For the 2021-2022 Session, the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly are contained in...

Rules of Decorum in the California Legislature

April 25, 2022 3:13 pmApril 25, 2022 3:18 pm

Both the Assembly and Senate of the California Legislature, like other legislative bodies, utilize several rules, as well as customs and practices, for the purpose of ensuring that legislative deliberations and debate operate in a civil and orderly way. The...

Assembly and Senate Badges: Lawmakers, Not Cops

April 20, 2022 2:22 amApril 20, 2022 4:27 pm

As a journalist covering California politics from localized issues to state bills to actions with national and international consequences, I’m often asked a lot of fun questions. Sometimes it’s simply asking where a certain petition is online, which is usually...