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States Play a Critical Role in America’s AI Success – But They Need to Get It Right

September 21, 2024 8:20 amSeptember 21, 2024 8:20 am

The United States and China are in a high-stakes competition for global technology leadership. Ensuring that America wins this race between the two geopolitical power centers requires policies at the federal and state levels that help accelerate, rather than hamstring,...

The Dumbed-Down Doctor

September 21, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:46 am

For a long time since I quit my job as a Sacramento surgeon in 2004, I have pondered Ronald Reagan’s remarkable prophecy from 1961 when he said, “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people...

California Courts of Appeal

September 21, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:31 am

Section 69100 provides that the state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated as follows: The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo shall constitute the...

Practical Guide on Judicial Branch Released

September 20, 2024 4:37 pmSeptember 20, 2024 4:38 pm

Chris Micheli, a frequent contributor to California Globe, just released his second practical guide on one of California’s three branches of government. This one, called “A Practical Guide to California’s Judiciary under the Government Code Kindle Edition,” has just over 40...

Another Pitch for Reducing Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

September 20, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 20, 2024 1:01 pm

Interestingly, only about a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected legislative officials. Of course, most state legislatures operate on a part-time basis. According to data from the National Conference of...

House Passes Campus Free Speech Bill

September 20, 2024 11:48 amSeptember 20, 2024 11:49 am

Over the objections of all but four Democrats, the House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill designed to protect the concept of freedom of speech on college campuses. Entitled the “End Woke Higher Education Act,” H.R. 3724 lays out guidelines...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Economic Illiteracy’ Will Further Harm California’s Oil & Gas Industry

September 20, 2024 8:27 amSeptember 27, 2024 8:40 am

AAA reports today that the national average gas price is $3.22 per gallon, while the average in California is $4.56 per gallon. Within California, the high is $6.00 per gallon in Mono County. In Newsom’s Marin County, gas is $5.13...