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CA Democrat Rep. Norma Torres Says She’s Tired of ‘Sex-Starved’ Male Colleagues Talking About Abortion

June 14, 2019 3:28 pmJune 14, 2019 3:33 pm

While debating legislation on the House floor Wednesday that includes language related to Title X funding, Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.) said she’s tired of hearing “so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman’s right to choose,” the Hill...

Kamala Harris Claims California Could Lose 50,000 jobs Due to Mexico Tariffs

June 7, 2019 10:41 am

Presidential candidate California Sen. Kamala Harris has called President Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Mexico the “Trump trade tax” and says it could cost California “like 50,000 jobs because of it,” McClatchy reported. The numbers Harris used are from a...

Federal Privacy Legislation Needed Before a Patchwork of State Privacy Laws Inundate Businesses

June 4, 2019 2:15 amJune 3, 2019 5:06 pm

The issue of consumer privacy, or the lack thereof, is one of the hot-button issues of the day. Hardly a month goes by without mainstream media outlets reporting on the latest privacy related story. From the collection of consumer data...

Comparing State and Federal Judiciaries

May 20, 2019 6:18 amMay 20, 2019 6:25 am

There are both federal and state judicial branches and separate court systems at both levels of government. The federal courts are established in Article III of the United States Constitution, while the state courts are established in Article VI of...

President Trump Lands Another Judge on 9th Circuit Over CA Senators Objections

May 17, 2019 7:43 amMay 17, 2019 11:19 am

The United States Senate on Wednesday confirmed another judge to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Senators confirmed Kenneth Lee’s nomination on a party-line 52-45 vote, giving President Trump his 40th circuit judge since taking office. Kenneth Kiyul Lee, 43,...

Gun Owners of CA Joins First Major 2nd Amendment SCOTUS Case In Ten Years

May 17, 2019 2:05 amMay 17, 2019 6:37 am

As several new gun control bills passed out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, I spoke with Sam Paredes, Executive Director of Gun Owners of California. “It was an ugly day,” Paredes said. However, Gun Owners of California may...

Kamala Harris Says She Would Use Executive Action to Take Gun Dealers’ Licenses Away

May 12, 2019 10:55 amMay 13, 2019 9:05 am

“Upon being elected, I will give the United States Congress a hundred days to get their act together and have the courage to pass reasonable gun safety laws,” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said in April on CNN. “And if they fail...