Feds Say California Too Expensive To Welcome Afghan Refugees
By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square Homayoun Khamosh talks on the telephone with a customer about the Afghan elections outside of his market, Pamir Food Mart, in Little Kabul area of Fremont, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004. Residents of Little Kabul comprise the nation’s largest concentration of Afghan emigres. Paul Sakuma / AP (The […]
Biden Gears Up For Renewed Fight Against Oil And Gas
By Casey Harper | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A federal judge has ruled the Biden administration must resume allowing oil and gas leasing on federal land and waters, but the administration is saying it will not go down without a fight. The Biden administration said it will appeal a court ruling allowing the […]
California Truckers Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Invalidate AB5
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The California Truckers Association (CTA) has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which some argue has nearly eliminated the gig worker economy in the state. In January, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez issued a temporary restraining order protecting 70,000 independent trucker […]
Iowa Senators Bristling At California’s Prop 12, Sponsor EATS Act
Mary Stroka | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Iowa senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, both Republicans, are taking California to task in response to Prop 12, the California Farm Animal Confinement Proposition. Grassley and Ernst have co-sponsored Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, they each announced in news releases Aug. 5. Prop 12 mandates that beginning in 2022, […]
Eight Western States Under Flash Flood Watch, Warnings After Battling Wildfires
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Flash flood watches and warnings are in effect for eight western states that have been battling wildfires over the last several months. After experiencing drought and needing rain, they are expecting monsoon type rains coming from the Southwest, which could turn into mudslides. Flash flooding […]
Parents Sue LA Schools To Allow Children To Resume In-Person Learning
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – California parents are waiting to hear from a federal court on a lawsuit they filed to allow all California children to resume in-person instruction immediately without restrictions. The parents are seeking injunctive relief to bar the Los Angeles Unified School District from implementing restrictive measures […]
California Attorney General Agrees To Follow U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Donor Privacy
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – After years of legal battles, the California Attorney General’s Office changed its policy that required nonprofits to share their donors’ information with the state. The policy reversal came after a landmark decision by the U. S. Supreme Court on July 1, which held that […]
Newsom, Sisolak Tour Tamarack Fire Damage
By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak talk as they tour destroyed home by wildfires near where the Tamarack Fire ignited earlier in July in Gardnerville, Nev. (video Screenshot) (The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak toured the aftermath […]
PG&E Customers To Pay To Bury 10,000 Miles Of Power Lines In California To Prevent Wildfires
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its own power lines, roughly 10% of its distribution and transmission lines, in a wildfire prevention plan. Burying the lines is expected to cost between $15 billion and $30 billion, which will be passed onto […]
California Certifies 46 Candidates For Recall Ballot As New Poll Shows Newsom’s Support Shrinking
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The California Secretary of State’s Office has certified 46 candidates running for governor against Gov. Gavin Newsom during September’s recall election. The list includes five more candidates from the preliminary list released on Saturday, including conservative radio commentator and Republican candidate Larry Elder, who had […]
