CVS Pharmacy will be required to pay a $18.2 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the California False Claims Act by improperly billing California's Medi-Cal program. Between 2010 and 2021, the company “submitted pharmacy claims to Medi-Cal using false electronic certificati... Read more
Ktla5 - Nov 18
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit challenging a law in California that doesn’t allow federal agents to wear face masks when making arrests. Read more
Kfox14 - Nov 18
The San Francisco district attorney said in an interview that she came up with the strategy after seeing federal agents repeatedly roughing up people in Los Angeles and Chicago. Read more
The New York Times - Oct 23
A new California law will protect street vendors by preventing local governments from sharing sensitive personal information with federal immigration agencies. Read more
Kcra - Oct 16
In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California’s iconic coastline. Read more
Los Angeles Times - Sep 13
Newsom asked for the bills to address voters' affordability concerns. Read more
Yahoo! News - Sep 13
When it comes to AI, as California goes, so goes the nation. The biggest state in the US by population is also the central hub of AI innovation for the entire globe, home to 32 of the world’s top 50 AI companies. That size and influence have given the Golden State the weight to become [...] Read more
Vox - Sep 11
California Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week are expected to ramp up calls to ban mid-decade redistricting nationwide. Read more
Kcra - Sep 01
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to allow drivers to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits. The agreement includes a bill for collective bargaining backed by the Servi... Read more
Kxan - Aug 29
The California Senate has unanimously approved a resolution to review and eventually end the state’s imports of crude oil from the Amazon rainforest Read more
The Independent - Aug 26
