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Inmate Labor: ‘Slavery’ or Work Experience?

July 17, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 17, 2024 4:01 pm

CalMatters reports Wednesday morning that California voters will decide on a ballot measure in November that would change the state Constitution to ban the practice of forced labor in jails and prisons,” calling it “slavery,” just as the bill’s author...

Lawmakers ‘Just Say NO’ to Slavery in California

June 27, 2024 1:59 pmJune 27, 2024 2:01 pm

Democrats in the California Legislature voted Thursday to outlaw slavery in California. Most people think slavery was already illegal under the U.S. Constitution. But this is California. And in California, “slavery” has a different definition: Slavery in California is “forced...

Fort Bragg To Consider Changing Name Over Confederate-Tinged Past

June 17, 2020 2:39 pm

‘You cannot change history. We are a tight-knit community who do not favor changing our name, especially when pushed to do so by politicos who have never even visited our town and know nothing of our long and rich local...