California
FBI Seizes Eric Swalwell’s Electronic Devices at SFO, Raids DC Home in Expanding Sexual Misconduct Probe
The actions form part of a criminal probe tied to claims of rape, sexual assault, unsolicited explicit messages, and other misconduct by several women, including a former staffer
AZ Gov Hobbs Touts ‘Historic Bipartisan Ticket’ After Blocking GOP Legislature With Record-Setting Vetoes
Election legislation was the largest category among Hobbs’ first 390 vetoes, accounting for 71 measures during her first three years in office
$25 Federal Minimum Wage to Cost 5 Million Jobs, New Report Finds
New report comes as policymakers and Senate hopefuls, like Florida’s Angie Nixon, tout $25 wage policies
California’s Paramount Contradiction: Tax Credits for the Company It Is Suing
California: create an environment so hostile that businesses threaten to leave, then scramble with targeted subsidies and press releases claiming victory
Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China
The Globe reported Newsom’s deep financial ties to Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese military company and China
Nonprobate Transfers
Deals with nonprobate transfers and provisions relating to the effect of death
Judicial Overreach: Judge Forces Huntington Beach into Ranked-Choice Voting Experiment
Elections are the province of state legislatures, local elected officials, and the voters themselves, not courts
Teachers Union-Backed Effort To Restrict Arizona School Choice Falls Short After Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court rejected some arguments that would have removed additional signatures while affirming the duplicate-signature calculation that ultimately proved decisive
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells Accuses AG Bonta of Protecting Child Traffickers, Ties Crisis to Becerra’s HHS Failures
When local law enforcement is barred from checking on children flagged for sex trafficking, whose interests does Sacramento truly serve?
Ringside: Iron Air Batteries – Niche, or Next Big Thing?
Iron air batteries offer long-duration electricity storage and at $33 per kilowatt-hour of charge, they cost far less than lithium ion batteries
Judicial Proceedings on Powers of Attorney
Provides a power of attorney is exercisable free of judicial intervention
Xavier Becerra’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost: Accused of Hiding Fauci’s COVID-era Diary and Cellphone
Rep Becerra also gave the FBI a false computer in Congressional Democrats’ Awan Brothers cover up
Lombardo Blasts Nevada Democrats for Delaying Election Results and Blocking Integrity Reforms
According to a study published last year, Nevada has weaker election safeguards than Rwanda
Taxpayer Protection of Prop 218 Undermined by Democrat Bill AB 2180
The Legislature is not empowered to interpret the Constitution, and legislation that conflicts with judicial interpretation of the Constitution is void
Powers and Duties of Guardians
Deals with the powers and duties and guardians or conservators of the person
Transparent California Completes 2024 Compensation State Data Collection!
The inordinate delays allowed by the state, and resistance from some of the agencies involved, is why we’re just now wrapping up 2024
Mayor Bass’s One-Day Pothole PR Stunt Leaves Ordinary Angelenos in the Dust
Bass’s rapid response to Simone Boyce was not leadership. It was theater
Fishery Management Plans
Any white seabass fishery management plan adopted by January 1, 1999 remains in effect until amended pursuant to this part
Federal Judge Denies Tohono O’odham Bid To Halt 62-Mile Arizona Border Wall
Court finds federal Roosevelt Reservation likely exists along international boundary; tribe says it is considering further legal action
California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding
California institutions on the list are UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, and USC
When Seconds Matter, California Shouldn’t Tie the Hands of Law Enforcement
Protecting civil liberties and protecting public safety are not competing goals
Radical California Energy Commissioner to Restrict Car Tires Because They Can’t Ban Cars
Nancy Skinner is the same lawmaker who tried to ban bullets when she couldn’t ban your guns
Collision Communications v. Samsung: Landmark Patent Infringement
‘One of the principles of America First is protecting U.S. companies and innovations from foreign IP theft’
Actual Crime Policy by Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton
Steve will work to create new sentencing enhancement for criminals who deliberately conceal their identity while committing a felony
Adam Gray Is Paying to Bring Bobby Pulido to Merced – He Owes the Valley an Answer
What kind of vetting went into that decision?
House Ethics Committee Investigating CA Rep. Jimmy Gomez for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Gomez’s mystery make-out date identified as Eric Swalwell’s chief of staff
Los Angeles’s Homeless Crisis Deepens Under Mayor Bass
This is the left eating its own in real time
California Workers’ Compensation Schedules
deals with computing compensation under the California workers’ compensation laws
Ninth Circuit Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Serving as Nevada’s Acting US Attorney
In a unanimous opinion, the three-judge panel held that the Trump administration cannot bypass the Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Comments on the Western Gateway Pipeline Benefitting California, Arizona
Through its legislative actions, California has engineered its own gasoline and jet fuel crisis
US Dept of Energy Awards PG&E $271 Million for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Ongoing Operations
This is the first payment under the program
Aaron Ford’s Role in Paramount Blockade Raises Netflix Influence Questions
One of Ford’s top donors, Susan Rice, sits on Netflix’s board
Medical Federalism and Freedom to Heal
There are also fundamental mechanisms like tax exempt medical savings accounts, affordable catastrophic medical insurance, and private practice hospitals
FBI Crime Report: Largest Year-to-Year Decline in Violent Crime Rates Since FBI Estimations Began in 1936
Absolute rates remain higher in California than the national average, and especially violent crime and property crime
AB 1383 — Watching Another Train Wreck In Slow Motion
Why do taxpayers have to underwrite gold-plated pension benefits for government employees who retire at age 50?
Agent and Broker-Dealer Licensing
Deals with licensing of agents and broker-dealers under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968
Inland Wetlands Conservation Program
The purpose and goal of the program is to carry out the programs of the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture
Mangione and His Cold-Blooded Cult
Tap-dancing around a real murder for laughs should make any decent person queasy
Limits on Workers Comp Proceedings
Deals with limitations on workers’ compensation proceedings in California
The Broken Compass and the Centennial Catastrophe: A Polling Industry that Keeps Promising Outcomes it Cannot Deliver
Every century, a divided America has paid a catastrophic price – and this time, the polling itself may strike the match
Making Crime in California Illegal Again: Bill to Undermine Prop 36 Blocked Permanently in Senate Appropriations
It is rare that the Globe gets to report good news
Domesticated Game Breeding
Deals with domesticated game breeding and commercial activities in the State of California
Circus Cruelty Prevention Act
Prohibits a person from sponsoring, conducting, or operating a circus in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse
Flock Off: Five Arizona Cities Drop Contracts, Pinal County Declines Renewal; Four More Restrict Use Or Investigate Misuse
Arizona’s widening pullback comes as Flock recommends seven-day retention and announces mandatory audit controls nationwide
REPORT: Xavier Becerra’s HHS Funneled Nearly $80 Million to CAIR and Terror-Linked Islamist Groups
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ California chapter received the largest share among Islamist groups, collecting $42.2 million in HHS-originated funding to provide legal and social services to Afghan refugees
Gavin’s High Speed Rail Disaster
The federal government pulled its money because the project violated terms and conditions of federal funding
Nevada Judge Dismisses ‘Fake Electors’ Case a Second Time, Faults AG Ford’s Office for Withholding Evidence
Ford vowed an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court
Socialist Insurance: A Government Insurance Monopoly Doesn’t Make Risk Disappear
Californians already know how this ends, because we are already living in the pilot program
Trump Executive Order Reducing Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Addresses State Laws That Conflict
Most peer nations maintain high childhood vaccination rates through public trust and education
Social Purpose Corporations Act
Deals with social purpose corporations in California. Chapter 1 contains general provisions and definitions
Standards of Conduct
Deals with directors and management for nonprofit public benefit corporations
Historical Look at How Many Bills Are Considered on the Suspense Files
The charts are first divided by State Senate and State Assembly
Becerra Pitches Power Hour: Free Electricity For the Peasants
Becerra offered no concrete funding mechanism, saying only that he would work with regulators, utilities, and stakeholders
Hoping for an Energy-Intensive Future
Rationing power does not produce an industrial base, a modern health system, or a mechanized farm sector
California’s Unclaimed Property Regime Turns Private Assets into a State Revenue Stream
Unclaimed Property has long ranked among the state’s top revenue sources
Ghouls in Pink Turned the Golden State into the Abortion State
California beat Massachusetts to who is more ghoulish
NV Democrats’ Abortion Initiative Puts New Massachusetts Late-Term Law to Shame
Nevada’s Question 6: no doctor, dangerous clinics, no parental consent or even notification required
Is Covering California’s Aqueducts and Canals with Solar Panels Economical?
It would be presumptuous to assume California’s electricity prices will stabilize and drop even as we relentlessly electrify our economy
Powers of Attorney for Health Care
Provides that a power of attorney for health care is legally sufficient if it satisfies the requirements of Section 4673
Wisconsin and Michigan Just Ran the Experiment on Public Polling — and the Instrument Failed Exactly the way it was Built to Fail
The Paradox Field-Tested: a poll can be off by twenty points and still be reported, aggregated, traded on, and used to drive a serious candidate out of a race
RFK Jr Accuses Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra of Gutting Fraud Oversight, Enabling Billions in Theft
‘He let the people steal the money,’ Kennedy said of Becerra
Rigged System: Out-of-State Billionaires Spent Millions Lobbying the Legislature to Lock Out Local Craft Distillers
California distillers are struggling to find support in Sacramento for legislation that would simply allow them to ship directly to their own customers
Safe Deposit Boxes and Decedents
Deals with immediate steps concerning decedent’s tangible personal property and safe deposit box
HUD Secretary Scott Turner Puts California’s Homeless Industrial Complex on Notice
The days of federal taxpayers bankrolling California’s failed and unaccountable homelessness bureaucracy are over
Chandler, AZ Ends Flock License Plate Reader Program After Audit Flags Potential Police Misuse
City says its initial review found no evidence that a member of the public had their privacy compromised
Nobody In Sacramento Voted Against This Bill – It Could Still Die Anyway
866 Professional Fiduciaries stand between California’s aging population and a courtroom full of unmanaged estates
Newsom Appointed Judge Released Illegal Immigrant Who Stabbed Martinez Man
Marcos Iriarte-Valdez had been released from jail without bail one day earlier
Dividends and Reacquiring Shares
Deals with dividends and reacquisitions of shares in California
Organization of Nonprofit Religious Corporations
Deals with nonprofit religious corporations
AZ Tribal Nation Deploys Police to Stop Unauthorized Border Wall Work on Reservation
Warning escalates dispute with Trump administration as federal judge weighs challenge to 62-mile Tucson 5 Wall Project
Welcome to ‘Rusty Areias Week’ in the CA Legislature: Highway Naming Passes
Did it take some arm-twisting, horse-trading, deal-making and not-so-subtle threats to pass SCR 129?
California Democrats Claim Trans ‘Attacks Escalate Nationwide’ as it Celebrates Transgender History Month
What attacks? What loss of rights and freedoms?
‘Mediscare’ and the Low Information Voter: A Call to Action
Medicare is a corrupt, incompetent agency full of fools that do not know how to run a medical business
Governor Lombardo Declares State of Emergency as Bug and Fred Mountain Fires Threaten Northern Nevada
The Bureau of Land Management has determined the Bug Fire to be human-caused
Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Payments
Deals with subsequent injuries payments under the California workers’ compensation laws
A Religious Revolution Deadly to Men
Tolerating Islamism means the rape, pillage, plunder, and death of Western Civilization, or what’s left of it
NV AG Aaron Ford Accused of Deceptive Gubernatorial Ad Using 2018 Law Enforcement Footage
LVPPA issues cease-and-desist as Lombardo Team demands accountability