Category: State News

Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira to Remain Jailed as He Awaits Trial

May 19, 2023
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WORCESTER, Mass.—A Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents will remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a federal magistrate judge ruled Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira would pose a risk that he would attempt to flee the country or obstruct justice. The judge…

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California Legislatures Block Bill That Would Hold Oil Companies Liable for Health Problems

May 19, 2023
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California legislatures blocked an environmental bill that would have held oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells on Thursday. The bill, authored by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, would have required oil companies to pay up to $1 million to people who have cancer or other health problems associated…

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Newsom Proposes Raising Californians’ Electricity Consumption Tax to Investigate ‘Big Oil’

May 19, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently passed law to “hold Big Oil accountable” faces more pushback in the state Legislature this week as lawmakers decide how to pay for its implementation. The governor told Californians in a video posted in January they “won’t pay a cent” for his new law to punish oil companies for last…

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Huntington Beach Raises Parking Meter Rates

May 19, 2023
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The Huntington Beach, California city council gave final approval to an ordinance May 16 that will raise the city’s parking meter rates and add meters on Main Street between Orange Ave and Pecan Ave in the downtown area. Currently the city is making $6.4 million in revenue for its general fund between parking meter zones…

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Border Sheriffs Skeptical as Illegal Immigrant Crossings Drop After End of Title 42

May 19, 2023
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GUADALAJARA, MEXICO—The White House has been touting a drop in illegal immigration at the U.S.–Mexico border after Title 42 border restrictions ended last week. Still, sheriffs along the border have not been convinced the decrease in illegal crossings will last. “Since May 12 the U.S. Border Patrol has experienced a steady decrease in daily encounters,…

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7 Dead in Vehicle Crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon

May 19, 2023
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ALBANY, Ore.—Seven people were killed and multiple others hurt in a crash involving several vehicles Thursday on Interstate 5 in an agricultural area of western Oregon, police said. Officers responded at about 2:05 p.m. to the crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north…

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DeSantis-Backed Candidates Lose to Trump Pick and Democrat

May 19, 2023
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A candidate backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lost to a Democrat and a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. A DeSantis pick in the recent May 15 mayoral race in Jacksonville, Florida, was defeated by a Democrat. According to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website, the unofficial results of the unitary general…

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Where’s the Competition in California’s New Teacher Bill?

May 19, 2023
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Commentary If you want to see what’s wrong with K-12 education in California, a good place to start is Assembly Bill 938, by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance). It sets “aspirational funding levels” to “raise wages by 50 percent” for teachers and other school workers by fiscal year 2030-31. Or seven years from the 2023-24 fiscal…

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Don’t Call It a Budget

May 19, 2023
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Commentary Call it a joke, call it smoke and mirrors, call it a sales job, call it stupidity, call it whatever you want but please don’t call it a “budget.” Anyone who thinks the latest version of California spending and income figures projected for 2023–2024 by our governor is a budget should really go back…

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Georgia Prosecutor Signals Possible August Timeline for Indictments in Trump Probe

May 19, 2023
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The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally interfered in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election appeared to suggest on May 18 that any grand jury indictments in the case are likely to come in August. In a letter (pdf) to Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville, Fulton County District Attorney Fani…

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