California
California Legislature OKs Health Insurance Mandate – CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has voted to tax people who refuse to buy health insurance, bringing back a key part of former President Barack Obama’s health care law that has been eliminated nationwide by Republicans in Congress. The state Assembly and Senate approved the tax on Monday, sending it to Democratic Gov. …
California could limit how police use facial recognition technology
CLOSE San Francisco supervisors approved a ban on police using facial recognition technology, making it the first city in the U.S. with such a restriction. (May 14) AP, AP SAN FRANCISCO – A routine traffic stop goes dangerously awry when a police officer’s body camera uses its built-in facial recognition software to misidentify a motorist …
Shooting inside a Costco in Southern California leaves one dead, two injured
A man was killed and two others, including an off-duty officer, were wounded during a shooting at a Costco in Southern California following an argument, police said. Authorities were called to the shopping store in Corona, about 47 miles from Los Angeles, around 7:45 p.m. on Friday for reports of several people injured. One man …
Shooting inside California Costco causes injuries, chaos – 13WHAM-TV
Shooting inside California Costco causes injuries, chaos 13WHAM-TV One man killed, three other people injured in shooting at Costco in Corona Los Angeles Times Shooting inside a Costco store kills one and leaves two injured in California CNN Corona Costco shooting: Suspect in custody after shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded KABC-TV Shooting reported at Costco in Southern California KTNV …
Leslie Marshall: California is right to give illegal immigrants health insurance
About 90,000 undocumented immigrants ages 19 to 25 will be eligible for California’s version of Medicaid – the health insurance program for people with low incomes – under a state budget deal worked out by Democrats who control the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Once the agreement is passed by the Legislature and signed …
California Set to Offer Healthcare to Illegal Immigrants
California will likely become the first state in the country to offer healthcare for illegal immigrants, costing taxpayers millions. The deal between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats is part of a larger $213 billion budget. The new legislation would cover illegal immigrants between the ages of 19 and 25 with health insurance under Medi-Cal. According …
California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants
California will become the first state to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits as the solidly liberal bastion continues to resist the policies of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration. Democrats in the state Legislature reached an agreement Sunday afternoon as part of a broader plan to spend …
