Trump ramps up immigration showdown with executive order on sanctuary cities and states
The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democrat-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, announcing that the president will sign executive orders that will “unleash America’s law enforcement…
Read More »Washington State Makes Key Changes to Amend Equal Pay and Opportunities Act
On April 22, 2025, the Washington State Senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 5408, as amended by the House on April 15, 2025 (“Amended SSB 5408”), making substantial changes to the…
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Pressure grows on California State Bar to revert to national exam format
An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format…
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Man who escaped L.A. County reentry program facility found in Las Vegas
A convicted robber who was at least the ninth person to escape a reentry program facility for California state prisoners this year has been captured in Las Vegas. Dijon Barber…
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Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Trump’s executive…
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California Supreme Court questions State Bar over AI
The California Supreme Court urged the State Bar of California Thursday to explain how and why it utilized artificial intelligence to develop multiple-choice questions for its botched February bar exams….
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Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits
A bill to sharply reduce the energy credits given to homeowners with rooftop solar panels is pitting union electrical workers and the state’s big utilities against people who benefit from…
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In Sacramento, Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1-billion budget gap
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1-billion budget hole. This is Bass’ second visit to…
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Supreme Court appears to favor parents’ right to opt out of LGBTQ+ stories for their children
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to give parents a constitutional right to opt out of public school lessons for their children that offend their religious beliefs. At…
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Mayor Karen Bass proposes layoffs for about 1,650 L.A. city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1-billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city positions — about 1,650 of…
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Newsom makes $24 generic Narcan available to all Californians
SACRAMENTO — California residents are now eligible to buy naloxone — the generic drug for Narcan, a drug used to treat opioid overdoses — for $24 through the state’s prescription website CalRx…
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California wolves are on the comeback and eating cattle. Ranchers say, ‘Enough!’
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — In far Northern California, beneath a towering mountain ridge still covered in April snow, one of the state’s last cowboys stood in the tall green grass of a…
Read More »Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues. Source link
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State Department Revokes Existing Visas and Bans the Issuance of New Visas for South Sudanese Passport Holders
State Department Revokes Existing Visas and Bans the Issuance of New Visas for South Sudanese Passport Holders Source link
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Property owners sue California insurance companies over alleged ‘collusion’ following wildfires
A group of property owners affected by the January wildfires is suing major California insurer carriers, including the state’s largest, State Farm, for allegedly violating California’s antitrust and unfair competition…
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What institutions, government buildings are closed on Good Friday
Good Friday, a religious day of observance for Catholics and Christians, is not a federal holiday but some business operations are closed for the day. Good Friday comes ahead of…
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Californians see undocumented immigrants as essential to economy, poll finds
As President Trump launches a crackdown on unauthorized immigrants in the U.S., a new survey finds that a majority of California voters support providing social services for all low-income residents…
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Pete Marocco, Who Helped Gut Foreign Aid for Trump, Leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, who worked with Elon Musk’s team to oversee the gutting of foreign aid and the dismantling of the main U.S. aid agency, has left the State Department, administration…
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IRS plan to give data to ICE could wallop California, where many immigrants pay taxes
One after another in recent weeks, Maria’s accounting clients raised the same fear: immigration agents finding and detaining them using information from their tax filings. “I heard it from everybody,”…
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Trump’s new federal prison director led a troubled state agency
William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that took…
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