LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White The California Senate Democrats approved Thursday a multi-billion-dollar increase in the state’s gas tax to pay for road and infrastructure projects. The so-called Road Repair and Accountability Act would ratchet up the state’s gas tax by 12 cents a gallon, and raise the tax on diesel fuel by 20…
In a Surprise Move, Feminists Defending the Rights of the Convicted in California By Avens O’Brien In August, the state legislature of California passed a bill to approve imposing mandatory minimums in sexual assault cases. This bill came about after the surprisingly short six-month sentence of Brock Turner for three counts of felony sexual assault…
Casey Harper California added six more gun control laws to the books Friday. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed six gun control bills Friday, just weeks after the Orlando nightclub attack left 53 wounded and 50 dead, including the shooter. The bills regulate ammunition, background checks and more, The Los Angeles Times reports. The bills implement a range of…
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Raising Smoking Age to 21 After years of spouting the “my body, my choice” rhetoric, California Democrats have now turned on the concept of self ownership. Starting June 9th, it will be illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the magical, state-approved age of 21. While critics of this law have…
One California school district has voted to allow staff to carry concealed weapons on campus. School officials in the Kingsburg High School District, located near Fresno, have voted to allow up to five staff or teachers to be armed. It is just the second California school district to allow concealed weapons in school buildings. “And personally,…
by Connor D. Wolf New York and California both enacted a $15 minimum wage Monday, marking the first statewide victories for advocates of the increase. New York and California have been among a handful of states fighting to be the first to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters have advocated for years…