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Who is Behind the Removal of the Four Klamath Dams?

March 13, 2024 12:27 pmMarch 13, 2024 12:29 pm

In November 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the removal of four dams on the Lower Klamath River. The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is already removing the dams, as the Globe has reported here, and here, and here,...

Not So Free-lance: Fed Rule Takes Effect Today

March 11, 2024 4:13 pmMarch 11, 2024 4:13 pm

Are you a freelancer or a gig worker or an independent contractor now? You might not be tomorrow. Today, a new Department of Labor – under the leadership of Acting Secretary Julie Su – rule governing how a freelancer is...

Grenell, Essayli and DeMaio Call on Secretary of State Weber to Speed Up Election Results

March 11, 2024 2:55 amMarch 11, 2024 2:56 am

The California 2024 Primary Election was 7 days ago – last Tuesday March 5, 2024. Most states have already posted election results. There are a lot of Californians who remember election results were provided not long after the polls closed...

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands

March 10, 2024 3:30 amMarch 10, 2024 3:31 am

Since the last update in February, the primary election has come and gone, with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) advancing to the general election. With the candidates now adjusting to the upcoming November election,...

Katie Porter Is Losing It

March 8, 2024 2:36 amMarch 8, 2024 2:37 am

Following the Primary Election Tuesday, Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) did not concede gracefully or support her Democratic colleague. She continued to claim the U.S. Senate Primary was “rigged by billionaires. On Tuesday night, both Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former...

FTC, Calif. AG Lawsuits to Block Kroger-Albertson’s Supermarket Merger

March 7, 2024 2:45 amMarch 7, 2024 7:01 am

The Federal Trade Commission announced in late February it had filed a lawsuit to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that the deal is anticompetitive. The “Largest...

Opposition to Su Federal Freelance Rule Grows: Kiley, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Stop

March 6, 2024 3:30 pmMarch 6, 2024 3:30 pm

In January, the Department of Labor, headed by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su of California pandemic fraud/AB 5 infamy, proposed a federal rule that would gut freelance and gig workers right to remain freelancers and gig workers. The rule,...