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Appeals Court Finds California’s Large Capacity Magazine Ban Doesn’t Violate 2nd Amendment

March 21, 2025 2:55 amMarch 21, 2025 2:56 am

An en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday that California’s large-capacity magazine ban, which bars firearm magazines from holding 10 rounds or more, does not violate the 2nd Amendment. According...

University of California Ends Use of Diversity Statements in Hiring Faculty

March 20, 2025 5:00 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:57 pm

The University of California announced late on Wednesday that they would be ending the requirement that diversity statements be used in hiring, becoming the latest move away from diversity-based hiring and applying measures at the UC system. According to a...

City Of Los Angeles Expected To Make Major Cuts As City Faces A Nearly $1 Billion Budget Deficit

March 20, 2025 1:48 pmMarch 20, 2025 1:48 pm

Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo shocked many on the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday by announcing that the city budget deficit was worse than they thought, coming in at just under $1 billion in the red. In a...

Bill to Expand School Choice Killed In Senate Education Committee

March 20, 2025 8:57 amMarch 20, 2025 8:57 am

A bill that would have expanded school choice for parents in California by individualizing student flex accounts while further securing funding for existing public schools was defeated in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 64, authored by Senator...

Reps. Kiley, Walberg Demand California Interscholastic Federation Stop Defying Federal Law

March 20, 2025 8:07 amMarch 20, 2025 1:57 pm

Last week, the California Interscholastic Federation held an executive committee meeting and allowed the Coalition of Women and CIF High School Female Athletes to address biological males participating in women and girls sports, the Globe reported from the meeting. They...

Senate Enviro Committee Kills Bill to Repeal 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, and Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

March 19, 2025 7:11 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:55 am

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate Environmental...

Newly Elected Sen. Tony Strickland Appointed to Several Critical Senate Committees

March 19, 2025 1:33 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:33 pm

Newly sworn-in State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) was assigned to several critical Senate committees Wednesday, including becoming the Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, which will make decisions on key California High-Speed Rail legislation in the coming years....