California State Legislature – Page 2

Politicians Give Themselves Raises, Pass Frivolous Legislation While California Burns

October 14, 2021 2:33 amApril 3, 2022 7:57 am

The spate of non-serious legislation passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom would just be considered a silly extravagance if the state’s problems were all solved. Press play to hear a narrated version of...

Don’t Disregard Our COVID-19 Sacrifices by Raising Taxes on Disinfectants

June 9, 2021 3:58 pmJune 9, 2021 4:34 pm

During this past year, my fellow nurses and I have been on the front lines helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Like so many other frontline workers, we have all made huge personal sacrifices. As some nurses have traveled across the...

California Assemblyman Challenges Gov. Newsom’s ‘Cattle Call’ to Fill Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat

November 16, 2020 9:43 amNovember 17, 2020 12:26 pm

Over the weekend, black California politicians demanded Gov. Gavin Newsom appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kamala Harris’ should former Vise President Joe Biden and Harris win the Presidential election. “At a press conference...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Why is the Prison Guards Union Targeting Senator Moorlach?

October 6, 2020 7:55 amOctober 11, 2020 1:33 pm

In a tight race, incumbent Republican state senator John Moorlach has been targeted by the prison guards union. In a report filed on October 1, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association Independent Expenditure Committee disclosed spending $910,705 on cable television ads...