Lawmakers in California’s Assembly Elections Committee will discuss a bill that aims to prevent lobbyists and government officials from using non-disclosure agreements during negotiations for proposed state laws. The bill, AB 2654, was created because of KCRA 3’s reporting on the use of NDAs in the final negotiations of California’s fast-food labor law. Republican Assemblyman...
Former Rep. George Santos, who was involved in a scandal, has decided to temporarily stop his attempt to run for the 1st Congressional District in New York. He made this announcement on Tuesday. Santos believes that if he were to challenge the current Republican representative, Nick LaLota, it would greatly increase the chances of a...
Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake recently gave an interview to an Idaho media outlet. In the interview, she expressed her disappointment that Arizona’s law from 1864, which prohibits almost all abortions, is not being enforced. This is a change from her previous comments earlier this month, where she had said that the revived law...
On Tuesday, federal regulators put in place a rule that bans new noncompete agreements across the country. These agreements prevent many Americans, including both low-wage workers and CEOs, from switching jobs within their industries. The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-to-2 on Tuesday afternoon to approve a new rule. This rule will ban noncompete agreements for...
On Tuesday, Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County announced that a gang member in San Onofre who shot a deputy in the back while he was sitting on his motorcycle at a stoplight in West Covina has been arrested by California Highway Patrol officers. Deputy Samuel Aispuro, who is 43 years old, was shot...
On Tuesday, a large group of over 400 current and former Olympic, professional, and collegiate athletes, along with over 300 academics and around 100 advocacy groups, released separate letters. These letters were urging the NCAA to not ban transgender women from participating in women’s college sports. The letters were organized by Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ...
Authorities discovered human remains at a home in southern West Virginia. These remains are believed to belong to a woman and her daughter who went missing almost 24 years ago. Interestingly, the same day the girl’s alleged killer died in prison, the remains were found. State police are investigating the case. During a press conference...
The U.S. Secret Service had meetings and made plans in case former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his criminal hush money trial and Judge Juan Merchan decided to send him to a short-term prison, according to officials who know about the situation. The decision on the matter was not made by Merchan on...
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System can now invest more in private markets because of a new law that removes the limit on the pension’s investments. In recent years, many LPs have had to make tough decisions because the denominator effect caused their allocations to private assets to reach or exceed their target ranges. Public pension...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) recently announced that they will be investing over $204 million in public funds. This investment will be matched by over $200 million from private sources. The funds will be used to support broadband expansion projects in Pennsylvania. The money will be used to support 53 broadband projects in 42...