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Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill to Require Caltrans Study Top Crash Locations on State Highways

September 25, 2024 3:30 amSeptember 25, 2024 3:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senator Kelly Seyarto’s (R-Murrieta) Senate Bill 936, which would have tasked the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with publishing a study that identifies the top 15 locations in the state highway system with the highest...

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Bail Out Lab-Grown Meat Companies

September 25, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:56 am

With many scientists saying climate change is a major future challenge, lawmakers are looking to fund projects that could mitigate potential threats. But this situation has also given rise to conniving lobbyists who exploit climate change to look for government...

Bill to Protect Off-Highway Vehicle Competitions Signed Into Law

September 25, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:46 am

Following over four years of multiple bill attempts, a bill that would save off-highway vehicle (OHV) competitions in California was finally signed into law by Governor Newsom this week. Senate Bill 708, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego), would...

Elective Unemployment Compensation Coverage in California

September 25, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:31 am

Elective coverage is dealt with in California’s Unemployment Insurance Code Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 3, Article 4. Section 701 provides that an employing unit, not otherwise subject to this division, which files with the director its written election to...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

September 24, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 24, 2024 1:01 pm

I have compiled another chart from the past sixteen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 14 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. In the chart below, I...

Gov. Newsom Signs 4 Bills Into Law Aimed At Fighting Street Takeovers, Sideshows

September 24, 2024 12:37 pmSeptember 24, 2024 12:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed four bills into law Monday designed to help law enforcement in the state go after sideshows, street takeovers, and other dangerous illegal auto events that can result in injury and death. All four bills were introduced...

Kamala’s Upbringing Would Have Been Quite Troubling to America’s Founders

September 24, 2024 12:10 pmSeptember 24, 2024 12:15 pm

Barack Hussein Obama infamously pronounced upon winning the election that he planned to “fundamentally transform America.” The statement is inapposite to President Donald Trump’s vision to “make America great again.” We know to which statement Kamala Harris most identifies. The...