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Sports Betting Constitutional Amendment Qualifies For 2022 Ballot in California

May 28, 2021 11:05 am

A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow sport betting at tribal casinos and horse-racing track, as well as craps and roulette at tribal casinos, garnered enough signatures on Thursday to get on the 2022 ballot. The office of the Secretary...

California Borrowed $20.5 Billion From Feds For State Unemployment Payments

May 28, 2021 2:40 amMay 27, 2021 6:52 pm

Not many Californians know that California borrowed $20,501,188,129 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment claims. This loan will be repaid by the state and California employers. The California Legislative Analyst’s Office issued a report Wednesday about this loan...

California Olive Oil Labeling: New Bill Says All Olives Used Must Be Grown in Ca

May 27, 2021 3:13 pm

A bill that would halt all olive oil naming in the state from being known as ‘California olive oil’ unless 100% of the olives used to make it were grown in California faced extension discussion in the Senate on Thursday...

Parents Horrified by Public Schools Forcing Masks, COVID Tests, Quarantining on Students

May 27, 2021 8:16 amMay 27, 2021 8:19 am

Parents of K-12 kids who are back in-person at school are sharing stories with the Globe of the abuses their kids are being forced to suffer by teachers, administrators and now “school safety” cops, with mandatory masking, contact tracing and...

Rejected by Voters, $0 Bail Bill Passes California State Senate

May 27, 2021 2:27 amMarch 22, 2022 11:43 am

A bill that would reduce bail statewide to $0 for all but the most serious crimes was passed in the Senate on Wednesday by a 30-9 vote. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper....

CalPERS, CalSTRS Turkish Divestment Bill Passes Senate 36-0

May 26, 2021 2:33 pm

A bill to allow school districts and cities to choose investments not issued or owned by the country of Turkey passed the Senate unanimously 36-0 on Thursday. Senate Bill 457, authored by Senators Anthony J. Portantino (D- La Canada Flintridge)...

Assembly Bill To Indefinitely Extend Community College Baccalaureate Program Faces Vote

May 26, 2021 2:22 amMay 25, 2021 5:53 pm

A bill that would indefinitely extend four-year, bachelor degrees at Community Colleges in California is set to face an Assembly vote in the coming days after being unanimously passed through several Assembly committees. Assembly Bill 927, authored by Assemblyman Jose...