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CA State Auditor Finds State Agencies Overpaying Millions for Workers’ Compensation Insurance
The State Auditor reported total costs of $5.8 billion for 32,043 claims open more than two years. The California State Auditor just released an audit finding at least 10 state agencies purchasing Workers’ Compensation Insurance from State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund),...
Legislative Oversight
A critical role for the legislative branch of government is oversight regarding executive branch activities. Fundamentally, oversight is intended to ensure government accountability and make certain that tax dollars are spent properly and efficiently by the executive branch of state...
Congressional Candidate Omar Navarro Arrested For Violating Restraining Order
Republican congressional candidate Omar Navarro, who is running against incumbent Democrat Maxine Waters, was arrested and booked Saturday in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Sheriff Department website, Navarro was arrested for stalking, making criminal threats, violating a domestic...
Proposed Settlements From Bondholders and Shareholders in PG&E Bankruptcy
PG&E Corporation announced late Friday a proposed agreement to resolve all claims and pay wildfire victims of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, and the October 2017 wine country fires in Northern California. The deal is expected to boost the...
New ‘Firearm Ownership’ Study Ignores Gun Violence by Criminals
The study does not quantify the exercise of constitutional rights as a factor in Californians’ gun purchases. “California may have some of the nation’s most restrictive gun control laws,” Andrew Sheeler reports in the Sacramento Bee, “from bans on assault...
Fire Policies Can No Longer Be Dropped By Insurance Companies In California
After years of rising numbers of wildfires and insurance claims against wildfires skyrocketing in California, the California Insurance Commission announced Thursday that homeowner policies will no longer be canceled in wildfire-affected areas. At an Oakland Hills news conference, California Insurance...