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Hunter Biden Shocks Prosecutors By Switching To a Guilty Plea

September 6, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 6, 2024 2:46 am

In a shocking move at the Los Angeles Federal Courthouse on Thursday, President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, pled guilty to nine counts of federal tax charges, reversing his not guilty plea from earlier this year and facing up to...

Unemployment Compensation Coverage in California

September 6, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 6, 2024 2:31 am

Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of California’s Unemployment Insurance Code deals with scope or coverage for purposes of unemployment compensation. Article 1 covers employment. Section 601 defines the term “employment” to mean service, including service in interstate...

Former CA Senate President Gloria Romero Defects from Democrat Party, Joins Republicans

September 5, 2024 1:55 pmSeptember 5, 2024 1:55 pm

Former California Democratic State Senate President Gloria Romero announced Wednesday that she has defected to the Republican Party. “In this Capitol behind me, I served as both Senate Democratic Caucus chair and the Senate majority leader. But today I say...

CA University Campus Palestine Protests Quiet Following Arrests, Suspensions

September 5, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 4, 2024 8:26 pm

In the last few weeks, Pro-Palestinian protests have returned to college campuses nationwide. And, like the thousands of arrests last year of students on campuses, those have returned as well. Major protests disrupting classes are back at Columbia University in...

Disability Compensation General Provisions in the UI Code

September 5, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2024 2:31 am

In Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 1, California’s Unemployment Insurance Code provides general provisions related to disability compensation. Section 2601 explains that the purpose of this law is to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual...

Scrutiny Over ‘Revenge’ Bill to End California’s Legacy and Donor-Based College Admissions

September 4, 2024 5:51 pmSeptember 4, 2024 5:51 pm

A bill that would ban both legacy and donor preferred admissions at public and private colleges in California received continued scrutiny this week as Governor Gavin Newsom mulls over his decision on the bill. Assembly Bill 1780, authored by Assemblyman...

Ringside: More Water Supply Requires Industry Unity

September 4, 2024 2:30 pmSeptember 4, 2024 2:37 pm

Probably the most consequential and controversial water policy decisions in California involve how much water to pump out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and into southbound aqueducts, and we’re in the middle of another one right now. For the last...