Highlight – California Globe

Should There Be Blanket Public Record Act Exemptions in Bills?

May 9, 2026 2:00 pmMay 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Have you seen this provision while reading bills in the California Legislature? Contracts, grants, and related information created or obtained pursuant to this provision shall not be made public and are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act...

Arizona Budget Standoff Deepens After Third Veto, No Timeline for Renewed Talks

May 9, 2026 1:04 pmMay 9, 2026 1:04 pm

Arizona’s budget standoff deepened this week after Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a third Republican-backed spending proposal, though the governor also signaled a willingness to resume negotiations with legislative leaders. The latest veto continues a weeks-long impasse between Hobbs and the...

Certain Bill Statements Are Not Opinions

May 9, 2026 2:38 amMay 9, 2026 7:17 am

What is the point of legislative intent statements and findings and declarations in California bills? To me, these are separate, distinct words included in a statute. Findings and declarations provide the foundation or basis for the bill. What is the...

California Golden Fleece® Award 2026 Goes to California’s Nuclear Power Ban

May 8, 2026 9:00 amMay 8, 2026 11:28 am

In California, the land of clean, green recycling, wind and solar, bicyclists, public transit, electric cars and banned plastic bags, every economic energy source should be used. Instead, the largest hydroelectric dam removal project in U.S. history was completed last...

Wildlife Conservation Law

May 8, 2026 2:30 amMay 8, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 2, Chapter 4 deals with the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 in California. Article 1 provides general provisions. Section 1300 names the chapter the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947. Section 1301 provides that the preservation,...

Doctors take First Amendment Challenge to US Supreme Court over California’s Implicit Bias Training Mandate

May 7, 2026 3:57 pmMay 7, 2026 3:57 pm

California lawmakers clearly think doctors are a bunch of closet bigots. But should they be allowed to force other physicians to spread that dubious message? Los Angeles ophthalmologist Azadeh Khatibi and the anti-woke medical group Do No Harm last week...

Steve Hilton Alleging CHIRLA Using Illegal Immigrants to Campaign for Xavier Becerra for Governor

May 7, 2026 2:27 pmMay 7, 2026 2:27 pm

Republican Candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton unleashed a bombshell Wednesday against Democrat candidate Xavier Becerra: Hilton alleges that California taxpayer funding is being used by the Becerra campaign to pay for illegal immigrants to campaign for Xavier Becerra, in...