Legislature
CA Lawmakers Say Presidential Candidates Must Release Tax Returns To Be on State Ballot
After one vetoed bill already, state Democrat lawmakers are trying again to pass a law to require all candidates for U.S. President to file copies of their income tax returns with the California Secretary of State as a precondition for appearing on...
Democrats Want Nation to Adopt California’s Invasive Gun Control Laws
The Democrat-dominated California Legislature is pushing through a resolution telling the federal government to use California’s gun control laws as a template to pass federal legislation on universal gun control laws. On the flip side, Kentucky just became the 16th state...
Sacramento Unified School District on Verge of Insolvency While Super Takes $35K Junket to Harvard
Sacramento City Unified School District is teetering on insolvency. And now the Sacramento City Teachers Association has voted to authorize a strike, demanding salary increases to deal with the surging cost of living in California’s urban centers, the Bond Buyer...
Who Makes the Rules for the Judiciary?
The judicial branch of California state government, which is the largest judicial system in the country, is provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution. There are three levels of courts in this state: superior (the trial courts), appellate...
CA Assemblywoman Friedman’s Fur Ban: ‘There is No Need For Fur in the 21st Century’
The first duty of the government is to protect its citizens. Former President Ronald Reagan understood this and had another take on it: “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) is...
Napa Valley Vintner Caught in Varsity Blues College Scandal Is Hefty Political Donor
Agustin Huneeus Jr., 53, of San Francisco, was one of 33 parents charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud by hiring William “Rick” Singer to falsify SAT scores and high school athletic experience in a nationwide college admissions scandal....