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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an array of gun control bills into law this month, strengthening rules on carrying a concealed weapon and additional taxation of ammunition and firearms. The federal government already has a tax on the sale of guns and ammunition, estimated to be 10% to 11%, depending on the weapon. With the AB 28 bill, California’s tax will increase by 11%. According to Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, the tax money will aid in preventing gun violence and cost reductions related to the health and criminal justice system, mainly concentrating on treating patients with gun w...
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Following Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s death on Friday, sources have speculated that Meghan Markle may be in the running to fill her seat. Conversations about the Duchess of Sussex’s possible ascend into politics began swirling just minutes after Feinstein’s passing at 90 years old. Although Markle is connected to well-known Democrats like Oprah Winfrey and the Kennedy family, her appointment to the Senate is unlikely. “Meghan is definitely a long shot, but in the craziness that is U.S. politics these days it’s not an impossibility,” a Democratic donor affiliated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced an investigation of Florida officials after two flights of migrants were sent to Sacramento from there. The state of California is considering filing possible state-sanctioned kidnapping charges, specifically targeting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Newsom’s announcement followed California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s (D-California) proclamation that Florida was responsible for sending a chartered plane full of South American migrants to Sacramento last week, prior to the flight that landed on Monday. The Florida Division of Emergency Management confirme...
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t explicitly support a recommendation by the California Reparations Task Force for cash payments for black residents when asked. A spokesperson for the governor clarified the Democrat is “not backing away” from the payments. In his original statement, Newsom said that American reconciliation with the evils of slavery “is about much more than cash payments.” The statement generated headlines from conservative organizations celebrating Newsom’s supposed failure to agree to the payments. “This has been an important process, and we should continue to wo...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) withdrew a $54 million contract with Walgreens, saying the state will no longer work with the pharmaceutical company. Newsom told government agencies he would not renew a contract with the pharmacy chain, set to end on April 30, because Walgreens decided not to sell the abortion pill mifepristone in states where abortion is now illegal. The governor said he wants to motivate companies to provide the drug in states where abortion procedures are unlawful. “California will not stand by as corporations cave to extremists and cut off critical access to reproductive ...
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Shamed Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to another 16 years in jail for rape and sexual assault after he begged the judge for “mercy” and insisted he was the victim of a “set-up” – and branded his actress accuser an expert at turning on “the tears”. The 70-year-old former power-player – who produced classics including ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Good Will Hunting’ and who is currently serving 23 years behind bars for a 2020 conviction for raping an aspiring actress and sexually abusing a TV and film production assistant – was handed the term at a Los Angeles courthouse on Thursday, ...
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A Los Angeles jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault in his second trial on Monday. The verdict, reached after a month-long trial and nine days of deliberation, further condemns the disgraced Hollywood mogul to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Weinstein, 70, who is two years into a 23-year sentence for a 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction in New York, will now receive a longer sentence to be determined early next year. He faces a possible sentence of 24 years in prison, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEB...
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Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault in his second sex attack trial in Los Angeles. The 70-year-old, already serving 23 years in jail after he was convicted in 2020 of rape and sexual assault in New York, was hit with the verdict after nine days of jury deliberation, and five years after scores of women spoke out against the former Hollywood titan and fuelled the #MeToo movement. He now faces decades more in prison after the latest conviction, delivered on Monday. (19.12.22) Weinstein was found guilty on three counts of rape and sexual assault against a European mo...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an anti-pollution bill that aims to reduce single-use plastics by 25% in the next ten years, along with several other changes. The legislation expands California’s restrictions on the plastic known as polystyrene. The bill requires a 25% recycling rate, or the Californian government will ban the plastics entirely. Currently, plastic is only recycled at a 6% rate. Environmental advocates praised the legislation, saying it was a massive step forward for the anti-pollution effort. “Let me first say this is a really big deal,” Christy Leavitt, the Plastics C...
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California Democrats could use conversation over the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade in their favor. Pundits say that a pro-choice stance could be the determining factor for voters in “bluish” states and districts, making them more unwilling to crossover or split their votes. California has five battleground House districts. Out of those five, three are currently represented by GOP members and are seen as competitive. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is up for reelection this year, is already pushing the difference between the two parties. Just two days after the leaked Supreme Court opinion...
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