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In Key California Races, Republicans Are Turning Out Early and Big…

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With the midterm elections just days away, there’s little indication that California is seeing a “blue wave” of Democratic votes, at least in the early returns of vote-by-mail ballots — and in some key races that will help determine control of the House, Republican voter response has been strong. There are still a lot more […]

Nearly a Decade Awaiting Trial, Now Freed…

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In the first test of a newly signed law that significantly narrows California’s felony murder rule, a judge today ordered the immediate release of a man who has spent nearly a decade awaiting trial in double murder. Neko Wilson, now 36, had initially faced the death penalty in connection with the July 2009 murders of […]

Trump Moves to Fill 9th Circuit Vacancies. Sens’ Feinstein and Harris Aren’t Happy…

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After months of negotiations and delays, the White House is moving to fill California’s three vacancies on the influential 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — over the strenuous objections of the state’s two Democratic senators. White House officials had been negotiating with Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, both of whom sit on the […]

Hundreds of Non-Citizens May Have Been Added to Voter Rolls in California…

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An internal audit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles released Monday shows about 1,500 customers may have been improperly registered to vote. “Approximately 1,500 customers may have been registered to vote in error,” the DMV wrote in a letter Monday to the Secretary of State’s Office. “This error has been corrected and is separate […]

Maxine Waters Charged with Three Ethics Violations…

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The House ethics committee today released three charges of ethical wrongdoing against Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California. The charges relate to whether Waters gave inappropriate assistance to a bank to which she had personal connections in getting federal bailout money. The committee says Waters organized a meeting in 2008 between Treasury officials and executives […]

DOJ Sues California Over Net Neutrality Law…

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The Department of Justice on Sunday night sued California over its new net neutrality law, a little over an hour after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the bill. The lawsuit claims the California bill is “unlawful and anti-consumer” because it goes against the federal government’s “deregulatory approach to the Internet.” The bill signed by Brown […]

California Approves Goal for 100% Renewable Electricity by 2045…

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Ahead of a summit this week meant to galvanize regional action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation that would put California on the path to eliminating fossil fuels from its energy sector. Senate Bill 100 speeds up the state’s timeline for moving to renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and […]

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