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California’s economy is a “Hot Mess”

California’s economy has been increasingly struggling over the past several years as regulations, high taxes and poor governance have dampened business opportunities and sent citizens running, according to experts who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The unemployment rate in California jumped to 5.3% in February, the highest out of any state and Washington, […]

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Bill stops employees from confronting shoplifters

Lawmakers in California are hoping to push through controversial legislation that would ban retail staff from stopping thieves stealing from their stores. Senate Bill 553, which was submitted by State Senator Dave Cortese, has been passed by the State Senate and will now progress to policy committees in the State Assembly. Cortese hopes the proposed […]

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CA reparations board votes to give restitution to black residents

California’s reparations task force voted on Saturday in favor of a reparations program, the first of its kind in the United States. The committee of nine members voted to give final approval a plan with detailed explanations for how restitution should be made to victims of systemic racism, housing discrimination, mass incarceration, and health care […]