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California Holds Up Major Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Deal

April 3, 2020 2:56 pm

The merger between phone companies Sprint and T-Mobile continued to be held up in California this week despite growing pressure and U.S. approval being finalized on Wednesday. One final hurdle for the merger in California The proposed merger was supposed...

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus Is ‘Opportunity for Reimagining a More Progressive Era’

April 1, 2020 3:05 pmApril 2, 2020 8:01 am

Thursday will be two weeks since California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his March 19th mandatory shelter-at-home order to the state’s 40 million residents. Since then, he predicted his order could extend into June. Gov. Newsom has been giving live daily...

A Massive Failure to Triage in California and New York

March 30, 2020 8:09 amMarch 30, 2020 10:29 am

There has been a massive, seemingly intended, failure to triage the coronavirus response and make everyone suffer, in emergency health policy in California and New York, for localized, not statewide, outbreaks of coronavirus. Seasonal flu deaths are running at about...

California Fuel Security is Needlessly Vulnerable

March 20, 2020 2:12 amMarch 19, 2020 6:03 pm

Empty shelves have recently greeted many shoppers due to panic surrounding the COVID-19 virus. Staples such as toilet paper, bread, and potatoes are temporarily gone from many stores. Wouldn’t now be an appropriate time to examine the supply chains we...

BREAKING: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Orders 40 Million Californians to Shelter at Home Over Coronavirus

March 19, 2020 7:25 pmMarch 20, 2020 4:32 pm

Gavin Newsom, even under his broad powers of executive order under a state of emergency does not have the power to deprive someone of their constitutional rights. He can only suspend California statutes and regulations, not constitutional rights. California...

California Globe Interviews Former Rep. Darrell Issa

February 17, 2020 12:47 pmFebruary 17, 2020 12:54 pm

Many Californians remember Republican Congressman Darrell Issa for financing the successful recall petition drive of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. In 2003, Issa was already a member of the House of Representatives from California. While Issa ran to replace...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn Proposes Ban on Funding to States that Give Drivers’ Licenses to Illegal Immigrants

February 13, 2020 9:04 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:30 am

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) announced Wednesday she is proposing a bill to ban funding for states that give illegal immigrants drivers licenses. “The Stop Greenlighting Drivers’ Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act” blocks certain federal funds to sanctuary states, including...