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Group Sues to Block Calif. Boardroom Diversity Law

Group Sues to Block Calif. Boardroom Diversity Law

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A conservative legal group has sued the state of California over a new law that will require hundreds of California-based corporations to have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards. Judicial Watch said Monday that its lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claims the law is unconstitutional. Gov. Gavin…MORE

President & First Lady Both Test Positive for Coronavirus

President & First Lady Both Test Positive for Coronavirus

(KMJ) – President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” Trump tweeted just before 1 a.m. Eastern time Friday. He adds, “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The President was last…MORE

Hearing Set For October in Immanuel Schools Fight To Stay Open During Pandemic

Hearing Set For October in Immanuel Schools Fight To Stay Open During Pandemic

  REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A private Christian school in Reedley is in the line of fire from California’s Attorney General.. On Sept. 15, a Fresno County judge issued a preliminary injunction against the school for violation of a state order by keeping their doors open to students during the pandemic. Immanuel’s legal team says…MORE

Tulare County Develops SQF Complex Fire Recovery Web Site

Tulare County Develops SQF Complex Fire Recovery Web Site

  VISALIA, CA – Tulare County has established the SQF Complex Fire Recovery web site where residents can find information on evacuations and road closures, housing and shelter, animal services, health and wellness, maps, and donations. Visit www.tularecounty.ca.gov/recovers to learn more about damaged assessments, including links from various collaborators within the county. Please be advised…MORE

Calif. to Study Reparations for Black Americans

Calif. to Study Reparations for Black Americans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will develop detailed proposals for granting reparations to Black Americans under a new law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans. The task force must give…MORE

Calif. Sues Federal Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

Calif. Sues Federal Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration in an effort to crack down on  “ghost guns” that can be built from parts and make it difficult to track or regulate owners. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives doesn’t consider the do-it-yourself kits to be firearms, so buyers…MORE