Media – Page 13 – California Globe

$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...

Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China

August 20, 2026 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026 7:13 am

This is huge: U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for an investigation into the state of California’s...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost: Accused of Hiding Fauci’s COVID-era Diary and Cellphone

August 19, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 19, 2026 4:04 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s well-deserved congressional scrutiny is far from over, even after his contentious Senate hearing late last month. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., points to a November 2023 request by House Republicans for former Health and Human Services...

When Seconds Matter, California Shouldn’t Tie the Hands of Law Enforcement

August 18, 2026 9:30 amAugust 18, 2026 9:31 am

Imagine your child has been abducted, and investigators learn they’ve already been taken across state lines. Or a human trafficking ring is operating in multiple counties. Or fentanyl pouring into our communities is traced back to an interstate criminal network....

Collision Communications v. Samsung: Landmark Patent Infringement

August 18, 2026 6:00 amAugust 18, 2026 6:01 am

In 2025, New Hampshire-based wireless-technology developer Collision Communications, Inc. won a $445,494,160 million verdict for patent infringement against Samsung. Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. is a patent infringement case in the U.S. District Court for the...

Adam Gray Is Paying to Bring Bobby Pulido to Merced – He Owes the Valley an Answer

August 17, 2026 5:00 pmAugust 17, 2026 5:01 pm

On August 29, the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre will host a free concert headlined by singer Bobby Pulido. Congressman Adam Gray is billed as the special guest. And at the bottom of the flyer, in the fine...

House Ethics Committee Investigating CA Rep. Jimmy Gomez for Alleged Sexual Misconduct

August 17, 2026 3:59 pmAugust 17, 2026 4:02 pm

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced Monday it is reviewing allegations that Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) “may have engaged in sexual misconduct” in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or other applicable standards, specifically including “engaging in inappropriate sexual...