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FBI in Los Angeles arrests realtor who allegedly worked as Chinese agent
FBI Director Kash Patel said the arrest should send a message to any foreign power trying to operate on American soil.
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Newsom signs nuclear energy bills to boost clean energy
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law this week that deal with the development of nuclear energy sources in California, pushing forward an effort to increase sources of clean energy in the last months of his term.
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Propositions 41 and 43 aim to curb new taxes in California
(The Center Square) – Two tax measures on the Nov. 3 ballot, Propositions 41 and 43, will be decided by California voters. Both are designed to curb new taxes.
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DOJ alleges UCLA Law School's admissions violated Title VI
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has alleged that the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its admissions process beginning in 2023.
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Newsom signs bill banning forced marriage in California
(The Center Square) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed another bill that advocates hope will end human rights abuses in marriage.
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Los Angeles County court offers buyouts to many employees
(The Center Square) - Facing a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall, the Los Angeles County Superior Court is offering eligible full-time employees a one-time $35,000 buyout to voluntarily resign by Christmas Eve.
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Report: Medicaid structure may incentivize lax fraud prevention at state level
(The Center Square) – Medicaid’s federal-state cost sharing system may disincentivize states from cracking down on fraudulent and improper payments, a new issue brief released by U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Republicans finds.
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Newsom signs bill intended to protect rebuilding in Altadena
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill designed to protect Altadena’s rebuilding process.
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Lawyers swiftly lodge suits vs feds under new California anti-ICE ‘No Kings’ law
(Legal Newsline) — Hours after California's governor signed the measure into law, a Los Angeles law firm known for suing both local police and federal immigration enforcement agencies indicated they will seek to be the first to test the reach of California's so-called "No Kings Act" in lawsuits already pending against ICE for alleged overreach.
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Bonta, others push back on feds’ new education grant rules
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 22 other state attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky, is pushing back on a new federal rule that could upend grant funding to California schools.
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