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SACRAMENTO — Continuing his commitment to strengthen, innovate and grow California’s economy, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the creation of his Council of Economic Advisors. The Council will advise the Governor and Director of the California Department of Finance Keely Martin Bosler on wide-ranging economic issues and deepen relationships between the Administration and academic researchers to keep California moving toward an economy that is inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.The Council will be co-chaired by Laura Tyson, Professor at the Graduate School and Faculty Director of the Institute for Business & Social Impact at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, and Fernando...

Published: Sep 20, 2019 Governor directs Department of Finance to create a Climate Investment Framework to leverage the state’s $700 billion CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC Retirement Program portfolio to drive investment toward carbon-neutral technologiesGovernor Newsom also signs legislation strengthening the state’s emissions standards and establishing the nation’s first “smog check” for diesel trucksSACRAMENTO – Just days before global leaders converge in New York City for Climate Week and months after California struck a major agreement with four automakers on vehicle emission standards, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a landmark executive order to leverage the state’s $700 billion pension investment portfolio...

Published: Feb 19, 2020 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature today.Below is the text as prepared for delivery:State of the State AddressCalifornia Governor Gavin NewsomFebruary 19, 2020Thank you, Madame Lieutenant Governor. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for welcoming Jen and me to your house.Madame Pro Tem, Members of this Legislature, fellow Californians.Thank you once again for the privilege of this podium.Traditionally, this is when Governors stand before you and report, with practiced grandiosity, that the “state of our state is strong and getting stronger.”And, largely, that...

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individual to a key position in his Administration:Roger D. Carstens of Virginia, to be the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.Roger D. Carstens is currently a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the Department of State, where he oversees the Bureau’s work in Near Eastern Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs, and the Office of Security and Human Rights.  Mr. Carstens previously worked overseas with international NGOs in Somalia and Jordan, where he provided humanitarian assistance and stability support to Syrian refugees and...

We are gratified by the Supreme Court ruling on Friday night lifting the final remaining injunction on the public charge regulation. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security will be able to implement its regulation on Monday. This final rule will protect hardworking American taxpayers, safeguard welfare programs for truly needy Americans, reduce the Federal deficit, and re-establish the fundamental legal principle that newcomers to our society should be financially self-reliant and not dependent on the largess of United States taxpayers.

Today, President Donald J. Trump made additional disaster assistance available to the State of West Virginia by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken in the State of West Virginia as a result of severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of June 22-29, 2016. Under the major disaster declaration issued for the State of West Virginia on June 25, 2016, Federal funding was made available for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance at 75 percent Federal funding of total eligible costs. Under the President’s order today, the Federal...

Petition States As Follows:We, the undersigned, respectfully request that the President of the United States grant a full and unconditional pardon to Roger Jason Stone Jr.It’s time to stop the Deep State from working against our President. The people who have stood with President Trump have been slammed, censored, and are now going to prison, for nothing more than standing up to the Deep State and the Democrats. President Trump, now is time to say “enough is enough” and pardon Roger Stone.He stood with you against the hate directed at your campaign, and now he needs your help. Please give...

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Mark Twain. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Mark Twain was an American humorist and writer in the late 19th and early 20th century. His wit and wisdom transcended political discourse, especially in his seminary works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle:...

https://mobile.twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1230889348167434240 @GavinNewsom Doctors should be able to write prescriptions for housing the same way they do for insulin or antibiotics.

Congratulated a long-time Democrat at church (between class & services) on Bernie Sanders' win in Nevada and his face visibly reddened with boiling anger. He asked, "Are you a Bernie supporter?" I said that I was not. He then asked, "Are you congratulating me? Why are you congratulating me???" He was VISIBLY angry. He knows I am a conservative and made a disparaging comment about it many years ago. I said that I thought that was his party and then apologized. He said, "Apology accepted!" and then stomped off.

Lone Tree boy, 9, asks Pete Buttigieg how he can tell the world he is gay too by: Joe St. George DENVER (KDVR) — Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg rallied more than 4,000 supporters at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Aurora Saturday night. While Buttigieg landed familiar attacks on Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg, it was a question asked by a 9-year-old Lone Tree boy that stole the show. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold read the question of 9 year old Zachary Ro: “Would you help me tell the world I am gay too?” “It won’t always be easy but...

The second half of season 10 officially starts on the 23rd but Internet downloaders get to watch it a day early in their choice of standard definition, 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 formats.

Greyhound said Friday it would prohibit U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents without a warrant from boarding its buses to conduct immigration checks as bus companies continue to face pressure from civil rights advocates over the practice. The announcement comes after an Associated Press report said a Jan. 28 Border Patrol memo contradicted Greyhound's stance that it had to allow the agents on its buses under federal law. In this Thursday, Feb. 13 photo, agents for Customs and Border Protection board a Greyhound bus headed for Portland, Ore., at the Spokane Intermodal Center, a terminal for buses and Amtrak in...

 New HHS Rule Threatens Abortion Coverage Provided by ACA Insurance Plans to 20K+ DC Residents WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined six other Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from threatening access to safe and legal abortion care for individuals who purchase health insurance through state health care exchanges. This coalition, led by California and New York, is challenging a new rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which unlawfully reinterprets part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new rule imposes expensive and confusing billing requirements...

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Mark Herring Attorney General 202 North Ninth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219  Office of the Attorney General202 North Ninth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 ~ After years of obstruction in Republican-controlled House of Delegates and Senate, Attorney General Herring’s hate crimes and white supremacist violence legislative package has been passed by each chamber ~RICHMOND (February 13, 2020) – The House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia have each passed Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s package of legislation to address the frightening rise in hate crimes and white supremacist violence. Attorney General Herring has...

A 19-count indictment in Tampa, Florida, was unsealed today against a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and his wife for their alleged roles to divert drug proceeds from undercover money laundering investigations into bank accounts they, along with family members and criminal associates, controlled.   Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak of the Northern District of Georgia, Special Agent in Charge James F. Boyersmith of the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Michael F. McPherson of the FBI’s Tampa...

SNIP Here’s the problem: Many of these “presidential norms and traditions” that Trump has left by the wayside aren’t timeless at all; they’re actually quite new. They grew up alongside and in reaction to the expansion of both the federal state and the presidency—a process that began in the early 20th century but gained steam from the 1930s onward. With the growth of what Arthur Schlesinger Jr. called the “imperial presidency,” each occupant of the Oval Office has left his imprimatur on the development of what we think of as normative presidential conduct. That means that whatever impact Trump has...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- We’ve received reports that Philip Haney, a DHS whistleblower on the Obama administration, has been found dead. We have not yet received independent confirmation from the Sheriff’s Department, but sources within law enforcement have verified that there’s a death investigation underway. If you have seen a few episodes of Behind the Uniform or have ever watched Fox News, you probably recognize the name Philip Haney. He was the DHS whistleblower that dropped the hammer on the Obama administration regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and ISIS. He was also a friend to many at Law Enforcement Today. We have...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is lumping the “Democratic establishment” in with the corporate and Republican establishment and saying they can’t stop him. Sanders is the favorite in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses after winning New Hampshire and essentially tying for first in Iowa. His rivals and some party centrists have become alarmed that the self-declared democratic socialist could win the nomination as his opponents split the non-Sanders vote. Sanders is an independent who caucuses with Democrats. In Nevada he has stressed his independence from the party....

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Al Michaels. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. 40 years ago today, sports announcing legend Al Michaels gave the call to the end of the most influential sporting event in the history of the United States, the medal round match between the US and the Soviet Union. A group of American college kids beat the Soviet hockey team, who at the time was considered the most formidible hockey team in Olympic history. The United States went on to beat Finland and win...