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California Assembly Republicans Elect Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo after Ousting Frat Boy Leader Heath Flora

August 3, 2026 8:36 pmAugust 7, 2026 1:00 pm

California Assembly Republicans replaced Heath Flora (R-Ripon) as minority leader Monday, and quickly elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) to the leadership position. The Globe has long reported on Flora’s troubled leadership, including annual Kentucky Derby junkets, and most recently, voting...

Fatcat Lobbyist Rusty Areias Now Trying to Get Confirmed as UC Regent

August 3, 2026 2:30 pmAugust 3, 2026 3:32 pm

Back in June, the Globe reported on Rusty Areias attempting to get a state highway named after him. Both Democrats and Republicans on the California Assembly Transportation Committee blocked the attempt by Areias and his powerful lobbyist colleagues. “Bizarre backroom...

Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment and the Limits of Post-Enron Regulatory Reforms

August 3, 2026 2:06 pmAugust 3, 2026 2:06 pm

I. History of The Regulatory Environment Enron collapsed in the early 2000s because investors grew weary of seemingly endless capital raises and began questioning if the company’s financial statements were representing economic reality. The mechanism of the fraud was simple. ...

Study: 62% of California’s Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Likely Ineligible, Costing Taxpayers Over $10 Billion

August 3, 2026 11:55 amAugust 3, 2026 12:02 pm

A new analysis (see below) from the Paragon Health Institute finds that nearly half of Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion enrollees in 2024—approximately 9.2 million people—were likely ineligible under federal rules, imposing a net federal cost of $32.9 billion that...

Arizona Lawmaker Demands Probe After DDD Vendors’ Addresses Trace to Post Office and Empty Home

August 3, 2026 10:36 amAugust 3, 2026 10:38 am

Arizona Republican state Rep. Lisa Fink is calling for an investigation into two companies contracted to provide services through the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities after visiting their listed addresses and finding an Avondale post office and a residence advertised...

Newsom Admin’s Bad Job of Collecting Mandated Statewide Drug Treatment Outcome Data

August 3, 2026 6:00 amAugust 3, 2026 6:01 am

Governor Newsom’s administration has done a very bad job collecting the mandated and very important statewide drug treatment outcome data. Thus, there is not valid treatment outcome information to determine who’s providing effective treatment and for whom. As one industry...

Chart of Types of California Legislative Committees

August 2, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 2, 2026 2:01 pm

The following is a chart listing the types of committees used in the California Legislature: Type of Committee Role of Committee Standing Standing Committee hearings are the forums for public input on pending legislation. Measures are heard in Standing Committees...