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Gov. Newsom Pushes For Congressional Redistricting Special Election in November

August 1, 2025 12:50 pmAugust 1, 2025 12:50 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he would push for a special election this November for Congressional redistricting, should Texas continue with their current plans for a mid-decade redistricting. For the past several weeks, Governor Newsom has become...

AG Bonta, 20 Other State AGs Sue USDA Over New SNAP Compliance Order

July 28, 2025 4:43 pmJuly 28, 2025 4:43 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state of California, along with 20 other state Attorneys General, will sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a compliance order to give all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) records, including what...

Ninth Circuit Kills California’s Ammo Background Check Law: Here is the Decision – and the Dissent

July 25, 2025 5:15 pmJuly 25, 2025 5:18 pm

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision Thursday that California’s law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks when buying ammunition goes against the second amendment and is unconstitutional, the Globe reported. Because California’s law...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules California Cannot Conduct Background Checks for Ammo Purchases

July 25, 2025 6:42 amJuly 25, 2025 6:42 am

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision Thursday that California’s law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks when buying ammunition goes against the second amendment and is unconstitutional. In the majority opinion, Judge Sandra...

AG Bonta Wants Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls Under Receivership

July 23, 2025 6:42 pmJuly 23, 2025 6:42 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that he is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls into a receivership following the County’s repeated failure to adhere to a 2021 settlement because of...

Voter ID, Proof Of Citizenship Ballot Initiative Launched By GOP Lawmakers

July 17, 2025 8:00 amJuly 17, 2025 8:24 am

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) unveiled a proposal Wednesday to place a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship. While voter ID initiatives have been routinely talked about...

Calif AG Bonta Sues HHS, DHS for Handing Over Illegal Immigrants’ Medicaid Info to ICE

July 2, 2025 1:08 pmJuly 2, 2025 1:17 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Tuesday that California, along with 19 other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland...