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California’s K-12 Spending Exceeds $20,000 Per Pupil

March 3, 2020 9:40 amMarch 3, 2020 3:53 pm

“It’s not enough. We’re still 41st in the nation in per pupil funding. Something needs to change. We need to have an honest conversation about how we fund our schools at a state and local level,” – Governor Gavin Newsom,...

California’s AB 5 kills off 40-year Lake Tahoe Music Festival

March 1, 2020 9:17 amMarch 3, 2020 10:51 am

California’s AB 5 has taken another life: The new law has now killed off the 40-year old Lake Tahoe Music Festival. “After 40+ years of classical music concerts offered outside with family and friends, the Lake Tahoe Music Festival will...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

The Role of the Legislative Ethics Committees

February 28, 2020 6:27 amFebruary 28, 2020 6:32 am

Ethics in the California Legislature is an important topic. As such, both houses of the Legislature have their own ethics committees. The Senate has adopted an official Code of Conduct for its members, while the Assembly has not. Nonetheless, both...

California Legislature Rejects Asm. Kiley’s Effort to Suspend Harmful Economic Impacts of AB 5

February 27, 2020 2:25 pmFebruary 28, 2020 3:03 pm

Independent contracting allows workers freedom and control of how and when they work. Many said under AB 5, their liberty and freedom has been taken away. Thursday morning, the the California Assembly rejected a motion by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley...

Gov. Newsom Updates Public on Coronavirus Spread in California, Advises Citizens to Use Common Sense.

February 27, 2020 1:18 pmFebruary 28, 2020 7:29 am

“He hasn’t seen something on this scale before and it shows.” Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference in Sacramento on Thursday, updating the public on how the COVID-19 coronavirus was spreading in the state. As of Thursday, 33...

California Assemblywoman Introduces Bill to Promote ‘Science-based Decisions’ for Climate Response

February 26, 2020 3:37 pmFebruary 28, 2020 7:37 am

“Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced legislation that would ensure the state’s actions and investment on climate change adaption is science-based,” reads a press statement from Friedman. “The measure, Assembly Bill 2371, creates an advisory team of distinguished scientists that would...

New Refugees in California Would Get 8 Additional Months of Monetary Assistance Under AB 3134

February 26, 2020 3:14 pm

A bill that would extend the Refugee Cash Assistance program in California by a further 8 months was read for the first time in the Assembly early this week. Another 8 months of refugee assistance Assembly Bill 3134, authored by...