CA Passes Bill Requiring Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns
A new bill passed by California lawmakers Thursday requires President Trump and all gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns if they want to be on the state ballot.
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Donald Trump: No Wall in California Until Entire Project Is Approved
President Donald Trump announced that he would not proceed to build the wall on the southern border without the approval of the entire project.
Recreational Marijuana Bust: Cities, Unions Fight over Taxes,Organizing
California New Year’s Day partiers can only buy legal recreational marijuana at 44 locations across the state, as cities like Los Angeles are suffering problems setting up taxes and dealing with union infighting.
California Sued by Students & Parents for Failing to Teach Literacy
A group of parents and students has filed what it hopes will be a landmark lawsuit against the State of California for its public schools failing to teach literacy.
Oroville Dam Passed 2014 Safety Review with Top Safety Ratings
Oroville Dam and its infamous spillway that failed and threatened 200,000 Californian lives passed its 2014 regulatory “failure mode and effects analysis” with top safety ratings.
California Rain Expected to Boost Hydro-Electric Revenue
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency suggest that the state could receive an extra $900 million in new hydro-electric revenue as a result of record California rain — and that the cash could pay for some of the damage to the Oroville Dam, the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and much of California’s key flood control infrastructure.
Silicon Valley Loses 100% of All 2016 Job Gains in January
The State of California reported that unemployment in Silicon Valley rose from 3.4 to 3.8 percent, as the area lost all 22,000 jobs gained in 2016 in a single month.
New AG Can ‘Flip the Switch’ To Stop Funding Sanctuary Cities, Says Texas Congressman
The Trump Administration will be able to “flip the switch” on federal funding to the nation’s top-ten sanctuary jurisdictions on day one, says U.S. Representative John Culberson (R-TX). Speaking to a group of supporters in Houston this week, Culberson said existing law allows the Trump Administration to not only stop future funding to these jurisdictions, but actually take back past funding.
California Owes Donald Trump and Other Celebrities A Whole Lot of Money
The state of California owes a whole lot of money to a whole lot of celebrities and businesses. According to Deadline, the state’s $8 billion Unclaimed Property Fund owes hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars to celebrities
California State Departments Funded Raises with Ghost Employees
Seven months after a Sacramento Bee investigation revealed how State of California departments play a personnel shell game to pad their budgets with millions in tax dollars earmarked for staffing salaries, an audit released Friday on the Department of Finance’s website confirmed that phantom employees are very widespread, and some of the cash allocated for salaries has been used to pay for raises and other unauthorized spending instead.
