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California Boosts Number of Incentives for Californians to Vaccinate

June 14, 2021 11:16 amJune 14, 2021 11:18 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced several new partnerships this week offering new incentives to vaccinate during the leadup to California’s reopening on Tuesday and the final “Vax-A-Million” drawing on Friday. In a speech this weekend, Newsom specifically noted partnerships with Taco...

Governor Newsom, State Legislators Approved for Hefty Raises by Compensation Commission

June 11, 2021 3:40 pmJune 13, 2021 11:48 am

Uproar continued on Friday over the decision by the California Citizens Compensation Commission (CCCC) earlier this week to approve 4.2% pay increases for Gavin Newsom and 132 other elected state officials. The Governor-appointed, four-member commission had previously voted for raises...

California High-Speed Rail to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Restored Funding

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Transportation finalized negotiations to restore $929 million of grants back to California High-Speed Rail on Thursday. The funding, originally allocated to California for the high-speed rail program during the Obama Administration in...

Department of Finance Estimates 2021 Recall to Cost California At Least $215 Million

June 11, 2021 2:31 amJune 11, 2021 7:55 am

A new projection by the state Department of Finance released on Thursday estimated that the 2021 California Governor recall election will cost the state at least $215 million this year, about half of previous estimates. Following the 30-days to remove...

AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom Will Appeal Decision Overturning State Assault Weapons Ban

June 10, 2021 2:58 pmJune 11, 2021 5:09 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is appealing the June 4th District Court decision Miller v. Bonta that ruled that the state’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban was unconstitutional. An assault weapon ban has...

California’s New COVID Rules Reveal Gov. Newsom’s & Public Health Officials’ Deliberate Confusion Tactic

June 10, 2021 8:13 amJune 10, 2021 8:13 am

The CalOSHA Board just revised its less-than-one-week-old rule which would have allowed the state’s employees to work without masks only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. This starkly contrasted with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s April...

Attorney General Bonta Announces Collection Protection For New Federal Child Tax Credit Payments

June 9, 2021 2:23 amJune 8, 2021 9:24 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that it is illegal for financial institutions, creditors, and debt collectors in California to seize federal Child Tax Credit payments for individual debt. Announced earlier this year as part of President Joe Biden’s...