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Allen Matkins

California - Not Independent Now And Most Likely Not Independent Ever

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I have seen the line "Independence now, independence forever!" attributed to Daniel Webster but I have been unable to locate the line in any of the texts cited as the source.  I have also seen a longer quotation attributed to...more

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New Bills Aim to Protect Water Rates, Charges from Prop. 218 Litigation

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Lawmakers introduce tools to ease pressure from SGMA and infrastructure demands on public agency revenue powers - Adopted in 1996, Proposition 218 (and later Proposition 26 in 2010) amended the California Constitution to...more

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California Legislator Considers Digital Advertising Tax

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Senator Steven Glazer, chair of the California State Senate Revenue and Tax Committee, is treating data like the next gold rush and taking bold steps to mine this new vein of wealth with his proposed “Digital Data Extraction...more

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In California, You Can Stuff A Turkey But Not A Bill

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Article IV, Section 9 of the California Constitution provides "A statute shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed in its title".  This rather simple notion, absent from the United States Constitution, dates...more

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Judge Slaughter Refuses To Enjoin Physician Gag Statute

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Last year, the California legislature enacted statutory changes ostensibly to limit the spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 by licensed physicians.  2022 Cal. Stats. ch. 938 (AB 2098). Two California...more

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Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Law Requiring Gender Diversity on Company Boards

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In Crest v. Padilla, No. 19STCV27561, 2022 WL 1565613 (Cal. Super. May 13, 2022), the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles (Duffy-Lewis, J.) issued a decision following a bench trial finding that Senate...more

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