California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped $20 million in taxpayer funds to hire a major public relations firm to combat what his administration calls "negative narratives" about the state, triggering pushback from lawmakers during a budget hearing Thursday.
The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles County on suspicion of Medicaid fraud, with estimated losses to taxpayers exceeding $600 million.
California lawmakers have advanced AB 2624, called the "Stop Nick Shirley Act," to block the public posting of information or images of "any designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer, or other individuals residing at the same home address."
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct, and more than 50 of his own former staffers publicly called for him to resign from Congress.
California lawmakers are moving to use taxpayer money to provide free legal representation to all undocumented adults in the state fighting deportation, even as the state faces a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
The California Supreme Court ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to close his investigation into the November special election redrawing the state's congressional districts.
