Legislature – Page 37 – California Globe

Newsom’s Energy Wrecking Crew

August 20, 2026 3:16 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:17 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom does not set California’s electricity rates from a high podium. He does something more devious: He personally staffs the California Energy Commission (CEC). Gavin installs loyalists, treats the controversial results as if they fell from the sky....

Aaron Ford’s Sudden Data Center Outrage

August 20, 2026 2:26 pmAugust 20, 2026 2:36 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford unveiled his latest gubernatorial campaign pledge this week, vowing to pause new tax abatements for data centers if elected, audit existing ones, ban evaporative cooling, and force the industry to “bring their own water or...

Powers and Duties of Department of Fish and Wildlife

August 20, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 20, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Chapter 3, Article 1 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the powers and duties of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 1000 requires the department to expend funds necessary for biological research and field...

CA Assembly Chief of Staff Crashes Nick Shirley’s Video, Mocking Shirley’s Penis

August 20, 2026 1:00 pmAugust 20, 2026 1:17 pm

I wasn’t going to give the “small penis” story the time of day, except it’s blowing up. Citizen journalist Nick Shirley was in Sacramento at the Capitol Tuesday and Wednesday covering his own memorial bill, nicknamed the “Stop Nick Shirley...

AZ Gov Hobbs Touts ‘Historic Bipartisan Ticket’ After Blocking GOP Legislature With Record-Setting Vetoes

August 20, 2026 11:49 amAugust 20, 2026 11:49 am

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is campaigning for reelection on what her campaign calls a “historic bipartisan ticket” with former Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles, even as her first term has included record-setting use of the veto against legislation passed...

$25 Federal Minimum Wage to Cost 5 Million Jobs, New Report Finds

August 20, 2026 11:28 amAugust 20, 2026 12:02 pm

The majority of research over three decades finds minimum wage increases reduce employment. Just look at California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage. In addition to the latest news that Kentucky Fried Chicken has permanently closed 44 restaurants across...

California’s Paramount Contradiction: Tax Credits for the Company It Is Suing

August 20, 2026 6:16 amAugust 20, 2026 6:17 am

California has a peculiar way of doing business. Even as Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general wage legal war to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Golden State is handing...