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Bill to Ban School Notification Of Pronoun Change to Parents Passed By Senate

June 14, 2024 1:09 pm

A bill that would prohibit school districts from allowing teachers to let parents know if their child is using a new pronoun at school passed the Senate on Thursday in a divisive 29-8 with 3 abstentions vote. Assembly Bill 1955,...

Ringside: The Death and Resurrection of CAGOP

June 11, 2024 6:36 amJune 11, 2024 6:41 am

California’s GOP is dead. Candidates for state office rarely gain more than 40 percent of the vote, and GOP representation in the State Senate stands at half that, 20 percent (8 seats out of 40), and in the State Assembly 21 percent (17...

Frequently Asked Questions about Governors Allowing Bills to Become Law Without Signature

March 25, 2024 2:30 amMarch 25, 2024 2:31 am

What can California’s Governor do with bills that reach his or her Desk? The Governor has three options when a bill reaches the Governor’s Desk: sign the bill (and it becomes law), veto the bill (and the bill does not...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Impeachment of State Officers

February 12, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 12, 2024 2:31 am

What is the impeachment authority granted to the California Legislature? The California Constitution, like its federal counterpart, allows for the impeachment and removal of state officers by the Legislature. Which house has the power of impeachment? In Section 18 of...

Pfizer COVID Campaign Contributions: $162,400 to California Legislators 2021-22

January 16, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 16, 2024 1:34 pm

In 2021-2022, a two-year period, Pfizer gave more than $8.5 million to elected members of all of State Legislatures throughout the country. The Pfizer 2021-2022 campaign also gave $162,400 to California Lawmakers for what? To push the COVID vaccine… or...

California Judge Decides Vince Fong Can Run for Congress in 2024

December 28, 2023 7:09 pmDecember 28, 2023 7:09 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong, the Bakersfield representative who Congressman Kevin McCarthy endorsed to succeed him, got good news Thursday when a Sacramento Superior Court Judge ruled he can run for Congress. The question of his candidacy arose when the Republican Assemblyman...

Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Electoral System

December 23, 2023 3:05 amDecember 23, 2023 3:06 am

How many statewide officers are there? In California state government, there are nine constitutional offices elected statewide. Are there term limits for constitutional officers? Yes, they are limited to serving a maximum of two 4-year terms in each office. How...