California
Today, 9/14, Gov. Gavin Newsom will join President Donald Trump for a wildfire briefing near Sacramento with state fire and emergency officials…
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, 9/11, signed a bill allowing prisoners who fight fires while incarcerated to have their records expunged after serving time so they have an easier path to becoming regular firefighters upon release…
Researchers and Democratic leaders say that not only are President Trump’s comments giving some Latinos pause, but so are comments from politicians of all parties about the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to safely deliver ballots in time to be counted…
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases were growing by five percent or more in 11 states as of Sunday, 9/13, an increase from eight states on Friday, 9/11…
President and Administration
On Friday, 9/4, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its final rule regarding “disparate impact,” a legal doctrine that protects minorities from adverse practices and policies, even if discrimination isn’t explicit…
A nationwide injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that denies legal status to immigrants receiving public assistance was stayed by a Second Circuit panel…
Education
The IRS and Treasury have repeatedly been told that efforts to curb workarounds of the tax law’s deduction limit on state and local tax payments could also harm fundraising efforts for certain nonprofits…
Congress
A coalition of 88 transportation industry groups has called for the nation’s highway law to be extended by a year, as prospects dim for a multiyear reauthorization and congressional leaders seek a short-term solution…
House employees won’t have their payroll taxes deferred under President Donald Trump’s recent order, a top House official said Friday, 9/11, in the latest setback for the administration's ill-received plan…