Tag: California
Devin Nunes Leaving the House of Representatives
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Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has announced that he is resigning his office at the end of this year, halfway through his tenth term....
Health: Judge Rules in Favor of Pharm Companies in an Opioid Case
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Judge Peter J. Wilson, presiding over a state trial court in California ruled on November 1 that four drug companies can't be held...
Gavin Newsom Stays: California Recall Fails
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) defeated, and by a wide margin, an effort to remove him from that position with the vote Tuesday,...
Silicon Valley Defending Governor Newsom
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The much anticipated votes on whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom and, if so, with whom to replace him is still two months...
Census Figures and What They Mean for US Politics
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Figures from the 2020 census, newly made available, indicate that the total population of the US has grown since 2010, but only quite...
Health: Doug Parker to Head OSHA
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President Joseph Biden has nominated the head of California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health to play the same role in Washington, as...
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D – Ca) Isn’t Leaving
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Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is 87 years old and who was elected to her current six-year term in 2018, responded recently to rumors...
Health: The Consequences of Wildfire Smoke
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A new study, by a team of scientists working out of the University of California, San Diego, looks at the dangers to those...
Higher Minimum Wage in 24 States
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The beginning of 2021 marked the increase of the legal minimum wage in 20 states. Four additional states will increase their own wage...
Alex Padilla to Replace Kamala Harris in the US Senate
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The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has appointed Alex Padilla to replace the Vice President elect, Kamala Harris, in her seat in the...