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Abortion would be first-degree murder under California proposal

about 19 hours ago

about 18 hours ago Audit released Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, says federal tax dollars were improperly used to subsidize Delta tunnels project.

about 18 hours ago Notes of conference calls during Oroville Dam spillway crisis show fire and public safety officials clashing with the Department of Water Resources.

about 19 hours ago More than half of Californians used prescription opioids in 2016, Department of Public Health data show. Some parts of the state have much higher usage and overdose rates.

about 1 day ago Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, tabled dialysis clinic bill SB 349 until 2018.

about 1 day ago The University of California filed a lawsuit Friday against the Donald Trump administration over the Deferred Action for Childhood program.

about 1 day ago Senate Bill 54, California’s sanctuary state measure, will be amended on Friday, September 8, 2017.

about 2 days ago U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has faced boos and criticism from fellow Democrats since the election of President Donald Trump.

about 2 days ago California public employee unions aren’t taking any chances with the election for two seats to the board that controls CalPERS, the $333 billion state pension fund.

about 3 days ago Assembly Bill 10, introduced by Assemblyman Cristina Garcia, passed the California Senate with a 37-0 vote on Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

about 3 days ago A section of Highway 134 will be named after former President Barack Obama. California lawmakers passed the joint resolution Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

about 3 days ago California lawmakers are eyeing legislation to bolster protections for undocumented immigrants under the President Donald Trump administration.

about 3 days ago California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he’s ready to sue Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions over rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA.

about 4 days ago Senate Bill 2, from Sen. Toni Atkins, is the most controversial measure in the California Legislature’s housing package.

about 2 days ago California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2017 said he was prepared to sue the Trump Administration over its decision to end the DACA immigration program.

about 2 days ago President Trump announced his decision to ban transgender troops through Twitter on July 26. The decision was met with both positive and negative reactions.

about 3 days ago A team of outside experts Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, blamed a flawed inspection process for February’s crisis at Oroville Dam.

about 3 days ago Concern over soaring tuition rates and ballooning student debt has propelled a rapidly expanding campaign for free college. Democrats are taking up the mantle in California, though they disagree about who should benefit.

about 5 days ago Filed Sept. 1, 2017, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 would allow consumers to opt out of business data collection efforts and require businesses to show them what they have collected.

about 1 week ago Doris Romero lives in fear every day. Brought to United States illegally as a baby by her family, Romero has spent the last few months pleading for a chance to stay in the only country she has known. She made headlines by asking Congressman Tom McClintock for help at a public forum in Roseville. McClintock was unmoved by Romero’s story and essentially told her she had to return to El Salvador, a country she doesn’t know or remember.