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California’s Online Violence Prevention Act

September 19, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 19, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 1.81.46 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with the Online Violence Prevention Act. Section 1798.99.20 defines the terms “content,” “social media platform,” “public or semipublic internet-based service or application,” “user,” and “violent post.” Section...

Newsom Signs Bill Barring Out-of-State National Guard Deployments into CA

September 19, 2026 8:48 amSeptember 19, 2026 10:07 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday to ban other states from deploying National Guard troops to California without permission. From the governor’s press release: “Strengthening control over out-of-state military forces on California soil, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed...

Data Broker Registration

September 19, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2026 2:31 am

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.81.48 deals with data broker registration. Section 1798.99.80 provides definitions for the terms “authorized agent” and “data broker,” Section 1798.99.81 created the “Data Brokers’ Registry Fund” within the State Treasury. The fund is...

Understanding Implied Versus Express Rulemaking Authority in California

September 18, 2026 5:39 pmSeptember 18, 2026 5:39 pm

The general understanding is that the executive branch (i.e., state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus) can only exercise the “legislative power” (i.e., their quasi-legislative authority), that has been expressly delegated to it by a statute enacted by the legislative...

Arizona Medicaid Fraud Cases Trace More Than $102 Million in Billing to Native American Program

September 18, 2026 1:22 pmSeptember 18, 2026 1:23 pm

Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced two Medicaid fraud cases this week involving more than $102 million in combined billings to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for services purportedly provided to patients covered through its American Indian Health Program....

Richard Pan Campaign Built on Explicit Lies

September 18, 2026 10:44 amSeptember 18, 2026 1:12 pm

As a Sacramento resident who also reports on politics at the State Capitol, I am privy to local politics, including local congressional races. One of the hottest is between Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3) and Richard Pan. Both are former state...

Arizona Senate Launches Hobbs ‘Pay-to-Play’ Investigation, Seeks Testimony From Governor and AG Mayes

September 18, 2026 9:36 amSeptember 18, 2026 9:36 am

Arizona Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman announced September 16 that he would issue subpoenas for Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes, state officials, and Sunshine Residential Homes representatives as part of a legislative investigation into allegations that political...