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Copter Kathy: Hochul’s been a frequent flyer as NYers struggle to fill gas tanks
“The governor’s personal frequent-flyer program is immune to things like rising gas prices, cancellations, delays and lost luggage."
California sued again for requiring women on company boards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a second legal challenge. The law requires publicly traded companies...
Devin Nunes rails against California straw law as 'socialism'
It was the last straw for Rep. Devin Nunes. The California Republican warned of "Socialism in California!" in a tweet Saturday evening when a restaurant waitress asked if he wanted...
California declares surfing its official state sport
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Surf's up in California, where it's now the official state sport. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he has signed a bill making it so. The new...
Utility worker killed near Northern California wildfire
A 20-year-old utility worker was killed while working on the edge of a raging Northern California wildfire -- the seventh person to die in the blaze, officials said on Sunday....
More than 1,000 homes torched as California wildfires reach 'uncharted territory'
UPPER LAKE, Calif. — A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were...
National Guard will monitor only 'transitional crime' near Mexico border in California
President Trump threatened to cut funding for the California National Guard if Gov. Jerry Brown deploys the troops "to do nothing" after the Democrat said he would limit their participation...
Trump: Brown creating 'breeding concept' in sanctuary cities
President Trump on Wednesday attacked California Gov. Jerry Brown over sanctuary laws, accusing him of not protecting the border with Mexico and saying “there is a Revolution going on in...
Trump slams Jerry Brown for reluctance on border patrol
President Trump bashed California's Democratic governor on Tuesday for limiting the role of National Guard troops on the border, saying the move will cause an increase in the crime rate....
California, White House yet to set plans for National Guard troops on border
California and the Trump administration have yet to finalize plans to send that state’s National Guardsmen to the border over concerns their work would be too closely tied to immigration...
Governor pardons 5 ex-convicts facing deportation
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Jerry Brown has pardoned five ex-convicts facing deportation, including two who fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia four decades ago. The men were among...
Sessions rips California for 'flouting' Trump's immigration laws
Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to retaliate against California on Wednesday over its defiance of President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies. “California is using every power it has — and some...
Youngest Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole
LOS ANGELES — The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her...
With new year, California becomes 'sanctuary state'
California became a "sanctuary state" Monday, as a bill that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in October officially took effect. The law bars police in the nation's most...
Dem governors considering lawsuit against GOP tax bill
Governors of three high-tax states said Monday they’re considering suing to stop the GOP-backed tax overhaul that limits deductions for state and local taxes. ”We are looking at the legality...
California names an official state dinosaur
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It took about 66 million years, but a duck-billed creature has finally won recognition as California’s state dinosaur. Govenor Jerry Brown announced Saturday the signing of a...
Bill Maher Says States’ Rights Are Now In The Hands of Liberals
Adopting a good ol’ boy accents while lamenting federal overreach, Bill Maher wrapped up tonight’s Real Time episode with a New Rule: The “States’ Rights” issue now belongs to liberals....