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Recall Candidate Larry Elder Announces He Will Not Run For Governor in 2022

January 4, 2022 1:55 pmApril 3, 2022 3:03 pm

Radio talk show host and 2021 Gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder announced on Tuesday that he would not be running for Governor again in November. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Elder, a...

Tech Entrepreneurs Call for Backing California School Choice Initiative on ‘All-In’ Podcast

January 4, 2022 1:12 pmJanuary 4, 2022 8:12 pm

The entertaining, stimulating, funny and seriously interesting “All-In” Podcast did a recent episode in which they lamented the damage Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID school lockdowns have done to California’s children. This interesting group of four “besties,” Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis,...

Intersex Surgery Bill Withdrawn Less Than 48 Hours Into January Session

January 4, 2022 9:37 am

A bill that would have banned certain surgeries performed on intersex children under the age of 12 was withdrawn less than two days into the new January 2022 session. Th bill, formerly known as SB 225 and SB 201, and...

Required Session Reports by California Legislative Leaders

January 4, 2022 7:23 amJanuary 4, 2022 6:29 am

The two houses of the California Legislature have majority and minority party leaders. In the Assembly, they are the Speaker for the majority party and the Minority or Republican Leader for the minority party. In the Senate, they are the...

California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Resigns for Labor Union Post

January 3, 2022 7:07 pmJanuary 4, 2022 1:56 pm

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) announced her resignation from the Assembly on Monday to become the next leader of the California Labor Federation, one of the largest and most influential union groups in California, later this year. Gonzalez, a graduate...

Why Is the Fish and Game Commission in the Constitution?

January 3, 2022 3:37 pmJanuary 3, 2022 3:42 pm

Did you know that the California Fish and Game Commission, an executive branch entity, is created by the state Constitution? Why is the Commission in Article IV, which deals with the legislative branch of state government, rather than Article V,...

Legislation to Change State School Funding Metrics From Attendance-Based to Enrollment-Based

January 3, 2022 2:36 pm

A bill to replace state funding for schools based on daily attendance in favor of a system based on enrollment was prepared to be introduced to the state Senate on Monday, possibly signaling a large change in how schools can...