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SEIU Labor Union Leader Resigns Following Embezzlement, Tax Fraud Charges

October 14, 2021 2:17 amOctober 19, 2021 4:52 pm

On Wednesday, Alma Hernandez, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after her and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax...

California AG Bonta’s Investigation into Huntington Beach Oil Spill ‘Political Posturing’

October 12, 2021 11:32 amOctober 12, 2021 11:32 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the California Department of Justice would be investigating the Huntington Beach oil spill, becoming the second entity following the U.S. Coast Guard to look into the matter. The spill, which began...

9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons

October 6, 2021 2:30 amOctober 6, 2021 6:28 am

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill To Decertify Police Officers With Multiple Misconduct Incidents

October 1, 2021 3:33 pmOctober 1, 2021 8:23 pm

During a visit to the Southern Californian city of Gardena on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would remove certain immunity provisions for police officers and prohibit those convicted of a felony from returning to work...

Ohio Becomes 18th State To Face State Travel Ban Following Passage of LGBT Denial of Care Law

September 27, 2021 11:04 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced over the weekend that Ohio would be added to the state-sponsored travel ban list in California due to the recent passage of an LGBT denial of healthcare law in the Ohio legislature. According to...

CA Attorney General Bonta Wants EPA to Grant State Water Use Authority

August 3, 2021 2:18 amAugust 2, 2021 9:49 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that, along with Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and New York Attorney General Letitia James, he sent a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking for a repeal of state-limiting...

AB 5 First Amendment Lawsuit Expects Response From State AG This Week

July 12, 2021 3:08 pm

The state of California is expected to file a response to a lawsuit filed by Oxnard resident Aaron Starr alleging that AB 5 violates First Amendment freedom of speech protection sometime this week, pushing forward the suit that may further...