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I am proud to pen this commentary from my new office space, referred to around the state Capitol as "the Dog House." The Dog House is where you get sent as punishment when you draw the ire of the leaders for standing up to them on principle.
California moved a step closer Friday to banning a widely used agricultural pesticide linked to birth defects, openly departing from the Trump administration's decision to walk back an Obama-era effort to ban the chemical. Growers and other users will be asked to increase the buffer zone between fields where they spray the pesticide and inhabited areas such as homes and schools, the state Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday.
The largest gathering of american food importers in goa under forum of indian food importers and us department of agriculture PANAJI, India - Aug. 16, 2017 - PRLog -- Goa -- US Government's Department of Agriculture in India and Forum of Indian Food Importers have partnered together to do the first ever Table top trade show featuring American food and beverages in Goa. Hospitality partners Hotel Grand Hyatt and Hard Rock are hosting the event for 24 importing firms and U.S. cooperator groups, who represent various high quality US food and beverages brands in country.
Last week, Essential Politics opined on the potential for a slow week in news with the California Legislature, Congress and President Trump on vacation. Boy, was I wrong.
And whenever I see an article about the move for California to secede from the United States , the more I think that a vote to split is , collecting signatures for the 2018 ballot, "We feel like this current initiative is more feasible and will hold up more to scrutiny and legal challenges." " California made Arnold Schwarzenegger its governor.
It's rare that a California lawmaker seeking a policy model to follow would turn to Kentucky. But with the Legislature on summer recess, that's precisely what Sen. Bob Hertzberg is doing.
The Republican race to fill the congressional seat abandoned by Utah's Jason Chaffetz is pitting the state's GOP establishment against further-right conservatives split over two candidates. The Republican race to fill the congressional seat abandoned by Utah's Jason Chaffetz is pitting the state's GOP establishment against further-right conservatives split over two candidates.
Thousands of Trump protesters gather in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles during “Free the People Immigration and Sanctuary for All” march on Saturday, February 18, 2017. One woman doesn't understand why some people think she's a racist just because she supports increased immigration enforcement.
In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt looks back after speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to provide records he contends could show conflicts of interest by Pruitt on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.
One would think these would be happy days again for the Democratic Party of California. For one thing, there is probably no easier place to be a Democrat, given the party's utter dominance of state government.
A flag flies in front of a store Aug. 3, 2017, in Nipton, California. American Green Inc., one of the nation's largest cannabis companies, announced it has bought the entire 80-acre desert town.
A Northwestern University microbiologist suspected in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old man in Chicago is due in a California courtroom. Wyndham Lathem, a Northwestern associate professor, and Andrew Warren, a financial officer at Oxford University in England, were sought in a cross-country chase on first-degree murder charges in the death of Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau.
President Donald Trump came to Washington, D.C., decrying lobbyists and vowing to “drain the swamp” - but six months into his administration, California's top lobbyists say the only major changes they've had to make are in their language. For the most part, California government agencies lobbying in D.C. are largely focused on the same issues as always: getting a cut of the federal budget and advocating for increased federal spending, according to federal lobbying disclosures due late last month.
Fiery Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters was welcomed like a contemporary rock star when she entered the 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards, as the audience screamed loudly and gave her the night's rowdiest and wildest applause. Waters was one of the honorees Saturday at the annual event honoring black women in fields such as entertainment, politics, science and social justice.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, right, and Rep. Ted Lieu, second from left, were among the speakers at a Politicon panel titled "From Russia with Trump." Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Sunday braved a crowd of politically engaged Southern Californians for a panel called " From Russia with Trump ."
Yorba Linda pediatrician and Democrat Mai Khanh Tran is challenging the reelection bid of Rep. Ed Royce . Not too long ago, Katie Hill's weekends were filled with hikes and rock climbing.
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, to say that his group wants to delay the traditional August recess until work is accomplished on health care, the debt ceiling and tax reform. A major GOP group is encouraging members like Meadows to stay focused on tax reform.
Southern California Gas Co. responded Saturday to a state court's ruling that effectively blocked it from resuming natural gas operations at Aliso Canyon, arguing that its methane wells are safe and vital to the region, a conclusion supported by regulators, who said they can re-start.
Hell hath no fury like a president scorned. And with the embarrassing collapse of the GOP-controlled Senate's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, many health care experts predict that Donald Trump and his administration will do whatever it takes to “let Obamacare fail,” as the president put it last week.
Mike Jacobson, a driver for AB Trucking, checks his oil Tuesday at the Port of Oakland. Drivers in California are entitled to more break time than drivers in many other states, but a proposed Congressional amendment could change that.