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Legislative Findings and Intent Statements Should Be Separate

October 8, 2023 5:57 pmOctober 8, 2023 5:57 pm

I have written previously about the similarities and differences between findings and declarations set forth in a bill and legislative intent statements. While both of these types of statements are made by the California Legislature, my opinion is that they...

Contingency Language May Not Save Your Bill

October 8, 2023 2:16 pmOctober 8, 2023 2:16 pm

In recent years, particularly the past two, bills in the California Legislature contain language that makes them become operative upon a budget appropriation or an appropriation contained in a separate bill. This has been done primarily to get past the...

About Last Week…

October 8, 2023 8:44 amOctober 8, 2023 8:44 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rather inexplicable* pick of out-of-state swamp schemer Laphonza Butler is not going down terribly well with the public. About one-third of Californians said “who?” (if the poll had before the pick that number would have 99.27%,) about...

California’s Budget Provides a Basis for Bill Vetoes

October 8, 2023 2:45 amOctober 8, 2023 2:46 am

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom acted on almost 150 bills and brought his veto rate from 3.4% to 11.5%. Among numerous reasons the Governor has taken so far to veto a bill, the status of California’s budget is certainly...

ED Source Falsely Claims ‘LGBTQ+ Students in Conservative Crosshairs’

October 8, 2023 2:30 amOctober 8, 2023 2:18 pm

At school board meetings, rallies, on TV and social media, parents and teachers from all over the nation are standing together in protection of childhood innocence and parental authority. This is because our children are under assault in government-run schools....

OPINION: AG Bonta’s War on School Boards Could Have Dire Consequences

October 7, 2023 2:29 amOctober 7, 2023 8:22 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified School District for a policy that required school personnel to notify parents if their child exhibited any mental health issues, including questioning their gender identity. Other school...

Historical Look at Special Sessions in the California Legislature

October 6, 2023 4:54 pmOctober 7, 2023 10:43 am

In California, the Governor can call the Legislature into a Special Session (formally called an Extraordinary Session). Looking over the past thirty years, the following are the Special Sessions by year and topic. 2023-24 Legislative Session 2023 – First Extraordinary...