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When is a ‘Temporary’ Tax Not Temporary?

December 23, 2025 3:44 amDecember 23, 2025 3:45 am

Next year is an election year, and we can hear the tax increase war drums pounding already. The most recent beat comes from the California Teacher’s Association, hammering out their message in favor of making the “temporary” tax increase first...

The Division of Property Concerning Retirement Plan Benefits

December 23, 2025 2:30 amDecember 23, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Family Code, Division 7, Part 5, deals with the division of property and retirement plan benefits in this state. Section 2610 requires the court to make whatever orders are necessary or appropriate to ensure that each party...

‘Deadbeat’ Newsom Defaults on $20B Federal Loan, Businesses Stuck With The Bill

December 22, 2025 5:05 pmDecember 22, 2025 5:08 pm

California stands alone as the only state in the nation failing to repay its massive federal pandemic-era unemployment loan, now ballooning beyond $20 billion and projected to climb higher. While every other state responsibly used federal stimulus funds to settle...

Arizona Lawmaker Files ‘FASTER Saves Lives Act’ to Expand Emergency Trauma Training in Schools

December 22, 2025 3:05 pmDecember 22, 2025 3:05 pm

On December 18, 2025, Arizona State Representative Selina Bliss (R-LD1) prefiled House Bill 2076, titled the FASTER (First Aid, Stop the Bleed, Tactical Emergency Response) Saves Lives Act, proposing a framework to allow voluntary advanced trauma response training for designated...

Enforcement of the UCCJAEA

December 22, 2025 2:34 pmDecember 22, 2025 2:34 pm

California’s Family Code, in Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 3, deals with enforcement of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Section 3441 defines the terms “petitioner” and “respondent.” Section 3442 authorizes a court of this state to enforce...

The Lights Go Out in NewsomCity in NewsomState

December 22, 2025 2:02 pmDecember 22, 2025 2:07 pm

San Francisco is the center of the world AI revolution. AI needs electricity. Yet over the weekend NewsomCity, the jewel of NewsomState, couldn’t keep the lights on, or the self-driving Waymo cars of Google running on the potholed roads. The...

California Is The Fraud Capital of America

December 22, 2025 11:13 amDecember 23, 2025 11:24 pm

Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) reminded America of what the Globe has been reporting for years: California is the Fraud Capital of America. In a viral post, Kevin Kiley states: California is the Fraud Capital of America: $32 billion in unemployment...