California Politics & News
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California Governor Vows to Sue Trump Over Climate Change
California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to use what he calls a Republican tactic and sue the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s climate change policies. Brown, a virulent Trump opponent, told reporters Tuesday that he will sue the president for nixing the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era regulation Republicans believe hurt the coal industry. He…Chris White -
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23 Photos of the Wildfires Burning Through California
Wildfires have ripped through Northern California leaving little in their paths for days — and are still being fought. Hundreds of people are missing and thousands more will find their homes destroyed when they return. Here's an inside look into the devastation.Casey Ryan -
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California Can Now Jail People for Misusing Gender Pronouns
California can now start jailing people that refuse to use the preferred gender pronouns of nursing home residents after Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Thursday. The law’s effect is limited to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, but mandates that those who “willfully and repeatedly” refuse “to use a transgender resident’s preferred…Anders Hagstrom -
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California Legislature Demands Apology From Trump
The California Legislature has passed a resolution demanding President Donald Trump apologize for what it calls his “racist and bigoted behavior.” House Resolution 57 also “supports Congress’ efforts to censure” Trump and calls for other states to do likewise. It was prompted by Trump’s response to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that…Casey Ryan -
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Union Leaders Tried to Bully This California Teacher Into Silence. She Didn’t Give In.
Rebecca Friedrichs, a California school teacher, took her battle with unions to the Supreme Court last year. Though the issue was unresolved due to a vacancy and split on the court, she has continued to carry on her fight against union leadership. Friedrichs sat down with The Daily Signal to discuss how she ended up…Jarrett Stepman -
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California’s Assault on Abortion Pill Reversal Is an Assault on Women’s Choice
If there was any doubt about California’s status as the nation’s standard-bearer for abortion, a recent letter sent by the state’s Board of Registered Nursing should clear that up in a jiffy. Acting at the behest of abortion activists in the state Legislature and online media, the board—which is overseen by California’s Department of Consumer…Jay Hobbs -
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California Lawmakers Want to Force Doctors, Nursing Home Staffs to Deny Their Consciences
The First Amendment stands as a testament to one of the Founding Fathers’ core convictions: that man has an inalienable right to live out his deeply held religious beliefs, and that government’s proper role is to protect this and other inalienable rights. In the words of James Madison, “Conscience is the most sacred of all…Amy Swearer -
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California Issues ‘Travel Ban’ on Some Red States
Single-party dominance has made California a little crazy. After a “Calexit” secession effort failed when its leader decided to move back to Russia, the deep-blue state has now turned to other methods to resist the change in political fortunes. On Friday, the California Assembly narrowly failed to pass a plan to bring single-payer health care…Jarrett Stepman -
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California Pushes Forward $400 Billion Universal Health Care Bill
The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $400 billion universal health care bill Thursday with no plan to pay for it. The committee passed the bill in a 5-2 vote, sending it to be taken up on the Senate floor next week. The bill, known as the Healthy California Act, was introduced by Democratic state Sen. Ricardo…Jack Crowe -
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How Trump’s Tax Plan Would Affect High-Tax States Like California, New York
High-income earners in high-tax states would see a federal tax rate cut, but may pay more in the end if they’re unable to deduct state and local taxes under President Donald Trump’s tax reform proposal announced Wednesday. “We’ll be attacked from the left. We’ll be attacked from the right,” @GaryDCohn says. The White House released…Fred Lucas -
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California Races to Become Sanctuary State, Shunning Federal Law and Its Own Residents
Lucky Luciano and other gangsters like Los Angeles mobster Simon Scozzari, an illegal alien who was finally deported back to Italy in 1962, would love the sanctuary bill rapidly making its way through the California Legislature. It would implement a policy that ensures the entire state of California becomes a sanctuary for dangerous criminal aliens—like…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Bad Science Guides California City’s Anti-Smoking Laws
Anti-smoking nannies have pushed their crusade further and further, and in California, they’re increasingly reaching into peoples’ lives. Next up? They’re trying to prohibit smoking inside your own home. The city of Novato has passed one of the most sweeping anti-smoking ordinances in the country. It prohibits smoking in all restaurants, service areas, public parks,…Kevin Glass -
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Conservatives Score Victory for Free Speech at California University
A California university has changed its policies regarding free speech after being sued by Young America’s Foundation and conservative speaker Ben Shapiro. The lawsuit, which was filed by attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom, came after a Shapiro speaking event sponsored by Young America’s Foundation and organized by its affiliate organization, Young Americans for Freedom,…Caleb Ecarma -
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The California Gathering That Hatched Plan to Prosecute Skeptics of Climate Change
Just before joining climate change activist and former Vice President Al Gore for a press conference in New York City, seven state-level attorneys general huddled with a representative of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The political activist, Peter Frumhoff, called for them and other elected officials to move decisively against major corporations and institutions for “denying”…Kevin Mooney -
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California Regulations Threaten Single Mom Over Homemade Food
Should a single mom be facing jail time for selling homemade food? California investigators recently completed an undercover sting operation into a community group using Facebook as a platform to exchange and sell homemade food items. This is yet another example of overcriminalization under the watch of California Gov. Jerry Brown, which also limits the…David Rosenthal -
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California Voters to Decide Whether Schools May Teach Students in Spanish
Voters in California will weigh in Tuesday on a decades-old debate about bilingual education in the state’s public school system. The outcome ultimately could determine whether California schools will continue to be required to teach in English, or may use Spanish or another language. Although largely overlooked in a crowded election season, the issue has…Kelsey Bolar -
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The Government Seized $100K From This California Family’s Bank Accounts, College Savings
James Slatic was sitting in a breakfast meeting when he heard the news. An employee who worked for him and his medical marijuana business, Med-West Distribution, called to tell him he arrived at Med-West’s facility in San Diego, California, to find “25 police cars” outside. It was Jan. 28, and on that day, an estimated…Melissa Quinn -
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Gun Control Measure Divides California’s Politicians, Law Enforcement
A gun control measure on California’s ballot Nov. 8 is pitting sheriffs, police chiefs, and prosecutors against most of the state’s political establishment. “This initiative would do nothing to stop criminals from acquiring ammunition, guns, or large-capacity magazines,” @michele_hanisee says. A state that already has some of the strictest limits on gun ownership in the…Fred Lucas -
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California Could Let Felons Behind Bars Vote, Despite What the State Constitution Says
California Gov. Jerry Brown is considering whether to sign a bill that would allow tens of thousands of incarcerated felons to vote, while continuing to deny the vote to others. The Legislature sent a bill to Brown’s desk that would restore voting rights to an estimated 50,000 convicted felons who are behind bars in county jails, but not…Fred Lucas