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Commentary on Federal Constitutional Legislative Branch Provisions

September 29, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 29, 2026 8:06 am

California’s state government, with its three branches, is based upon the federal government and its three separate, but co-equal branches. Both the United States and California Constitutions set forth these three branches of government. The following provides commentary regarding the...

Newsom Vetoes Important California Water Bill, Despite Unanimous Passage by Legislature

September 28, 2026 7:00 pmSeptember 29, 2026 3:44 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom just vetoed Senate Bill 872, by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), an important water infrastructure bill that would have provided funding to aging Delta levees and sinking State Water Project canals. These two threats to California’s water...

The 2026 State Freedom Index: Not-So-Free-California

September 28, 2026 4:53 pmSeptember 29, 2026 11:00 am

What makes a state free? Lower taxes? Right to work laws? Eduction options? What makes one state freer than another state? And should we even care, because after all, we live in the United States of America. The overall freedom...

Fair Debt Settlement

September 28, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 28, 2026 2:01 pm

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.6C.17 deals with fair debt settlement practices in California. Chapter 1 contains general provisions. Section 1788.300 names this title the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act. Section 1788.301 defines the terms “debt settlement provider,”...

Bonta’s Wind Lawsuit Shows Why Congress Must Fix Permitting

September 28, 2026 1:48 pmSeptember 28, 2026 1:48 pm

In September, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed his second lawsuit challenging Trump Administration agreements to unwind offshore wind leases in Morro Bay. Both lawsuits – which target the Golden State Wind and Invenergy leases – allege that the federal government unlawfully paid...

Bills Having a State Fiscal Effect in California

September 28, 2026 12:14 pmSeptember 28, 2026 12:14 pm

Article IV of the California Constitution deals with the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. The Legislature enacts statutes by passing bills. Bills may be designated “fiscal” if they create a state fiscal effect pursuant to Joint Rule...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Adds to California’s Illicit Gun Control Laws

September 28, 2026 11:41 amSeptember 28, 2026 11:55 am

Gun Owners of California warned in August of 20 bad gun control bills sitting on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature or veto. On Saturday Gov. Newsom signed 10 of those gun-control bills. They take effect January 1,...