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Digital Asset Regulatory Bill Passes Senate Committee 7-0

August 15, 2020 2:24 amAugust 14, 2020 9:24 pm

On Thursday, a bill that would begin feasibility studies into regulating and classifying the virtual currency industry passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee unanimously 7-0. AB 2150 and the digital currency industry in California Assembly Bill 2150, authored...

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Senator Moorlach’s SB 990 Would Suspend Freelance Job Killer Assembly Bill 5

April 20, 2020 3:42 pm

Independent contracting allows workers freedom and control of how and when they work. Many say under AB 5, their liberty and freedom has been taken away. Since Assembly Bill 5 became law January 1, 2020, millions of freelance and...

Musicians and Music Professionals to Receive AB 5 Exemption

April 18, 2020 2:09 amApril 17, 2020 9:12 pm

On Friday, several music industry organizations announced that musicians and music professionals will receive an exemption from the independent contractor limiting Assembly Bill 5 law. Another industry getting an AB 5 exemption Musicians, who have been trying to get an...

Assembly Majority Ian Calderon Announces That He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2020.

November 28, 2019 7:33 am

Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon (D-Whittier) announced in a statement on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election. Assemblyman Calderon, who has held the seat for the 57th district since 2012 when he was only 27, has said that he...

Calderon and Others Back November ‘No’ Vote On Prop 6

September 27, 2018 3:00 pmOctober 31, 2018 9:11 pm

State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon (D-Whittier) and others continue to advocate against the destructiveness of a potential SB1 repeal which is forthcoming in November. While it is no secret California’s crumbling infrastructure needs repair, constituents of the Golden State...

California Representatives Explode In Opinion Over Kavanaugh Hearings

September 27, 2018 2:36 pm

As Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies against sexual assault accusations before the Senate Judiciary Committee, California Representatives from all over the state are exploding in opinion. Following the testament by Dr. Kristine Ford who is Kavanaugh’s accuser, past California...

This Sucks: Governor Brown Closes In On Straw Ban

September 21, 2018 10:50 amSeptember 21, 2018 2:22 pm

Talk about a “straw man argument”! Today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 1884, which will prohibit dine-in restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws to customers. The new law requires customers who want a plastic straw to request...