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Gov. Newsom Conflates Abortion Heartbeat Law and ‘Gun Violence’

July 23, 2022 9:14 amJuly 25, 2022 12:20 pm

Texas Senate Bill 8, the “Heartbeat Bill,” prohibits most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected via ultrasound in the unborn child, usually six weeks into a pregnancy. It also prohibits individuals from assisting a person in obtaining an...

California Uniform Prudent Investor Act

July 23, 2022 7:57 amJuly 23, 2022 8:00 am

California has numerous formals acts in statute. Probate Code Division 9, Part 4, Chapter 1, Article 2.5 provides the Uniform Prudent Investor Act, which is contained in Section 16045 to 16054. Article 2.5 was added in 1995 by Chapter 63....

California Militia Disability Equality

July 22, 2022 4:29 pmJuly 22, 2022 4:30 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Military and Veterans Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 5, Article 4 provides the State Militia Disability Equality Act, which is contained in Sections 345 and 346. Article 4 was added in 2005...

California Public Works Project Peer Review

July 22, 2022 6:25 amJuly 22, 2022 7:10 am

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 11 provides the Public Works Project Peer Review Act of 2013, which is contained in Sections 8847 to 8848. Section 8847 names the act. Section 8847.1...

California’s Electric High Speed Rail: No Power, No Money, No ‘High Speed’

July 22, 2022 2:50 amJuly 23, 2022 4:54 pm

“If it is built, California’s High-Speed Rail would be the largest public works project in state history. That fact alone appears be intoxicating to state officials, in a perpetual quest to have California be the first state to do anything,”...

Angry with Your Local School Board? Run for Office.

July 22, 2022 2:30 amJuly 21, 2022 6:10 pm

If the mere mention of Zoom school elevates your blood pressure, it’s time to take action. This week, school districts throughout California opened the candidate filing window. That’s the four-week window in which any registered voter can file as a...

California Watershed Protection and Restoration

July 21, 2022 4:12 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:18 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 5, Chapter 6.5 provides the California Watershed Protection and Restoration Act, which is contained in Sections 5808 to 5808.2. Chapter 6.5 was added in 2003 by Chapter 693. Section...