Rule changes made in 2019 giving the chair of California Assembly committees power to vet bills and prevent them from being heard by the legislature is a danger to the legislative process, according to state lawmakers. “It’s anti-democratic,” Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) told The Epoch Times. “If not all the bills are really getting…

Boeing will add a fourth assembly line to produce more 737 Max aircraft, as it tries to more quickly translate a backlog of orders into cash-generating deliveries of new planes. The new line will open in the second half of next year, according to a note Monday to employees from Stan Deal, the CEO of…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Kuwait’s government resigned on Monday amid a power struggle with the Arab Gulf country’s assembly less than four months after parliamentary elections delivered a mandate for change. The state-run KUNA news agency confirmed the resignation, which had earlier been reported by local media, without providing further details. It’s the fifth time a…

SACRAMENTO—State Republican lawmakers attempted to suspend the 51 cents-per-gallon gas tax on March 24—but were denied again. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) introduced Assembly Bill 1638 in January which would have immediately shut down the statewide gas tax. However, the bill failed in the state assembly on March 14. The bill was attempted to be reintroduced…

By Andrew Sheeler From The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A slate of new California laws set to go into effect on Jan. 1 touches on everything from police accountability to housing reform, ketchup packets, and how veterinarians gather blood donations for sick pets. Some laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last year, such as a ban on…

The California Assembly adopted a resolution May 20 denouncing the Chinese government’s human rights abuses against Uyghurs, a persecuted religious and ethnic minority. Assemblyman Chad Mayes (I-Yucca Valley) authored House Resolution 41 (HR 41), which demands “that the People’s Republic of China should release the estimated 2,000,000 imprisoned Uyghurs and grant access to foreign press…

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court is declining to take up the case of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case. The high court on Monday declined to take up the Democrat’s appeal. Once one of the three most powerful state officials, Silver…

A group of Bay Area residents drove by and honked in protest near the residence of assembly member David Chiu. He authored assembly bill 3088. Many protesters called him a communist. California Assembly Bill (AB) 3088 is known as the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020. It was supposed to…