Weekly Update 10/2/23

California

Laphonza Butler, President of Emily’s List, will replace Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed Sunday night, 10/1…

On Monday, 9/25, Governor Newsom signed a bill to curb book bans — his most concrete policy rebuke of attacks on instruction about race and sexual orientation that have taken root in more conservative enclaves of California…

President and Administration

Greg Beckett texted his girlfriend one Thursday evening in January…

In an interview on Friday, 9/29, President Biden argued that there is no constitutional reason the Supreme Court can’t have a code of ethics as justices prepare to start a new term…

Congress

Today, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) threatened to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of his office sometime this week…

Education

Los Angeles charters could lose access to space in nearly 350 district schools under a resolution the school board approved Tuesday, 9/26…

Education has become the fifth most targeted industry for data breaches, according to a recent report from Nord Security, with U.S. schools experiencing a sharp increase in hacks in recent years…