Sacramento, CA… Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of three individuals who allegedly engaged in fraud against the State of California by taking bribes, misappropriating taxpayer money and forging documents. The complaint alleges that Michael Mathison, owner of Veteran Toners Services, supplied inflated quotes to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and […]
THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks, there’s going to obviously be a whole […]
DETROIT – Gov. Rick Snyder today authorized Detroit’s emergency manager to seek federal bankruptcy protection for the city, saying it was the only viable option to provide the 700,000 people of Detroit with the public services they need and to restore the city. “The fiscal realities confronting Detroit have been ignored for too long. I’m […]
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 2,572 inmates in 17 state prisons are on a mass hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). An inmate is considered to be on a hunger strike after he has missed nine consecutive meals. Today, 258 inmates […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in response to the petition filed by proponents of Proposition 8. In the brief, Attorney General Harris urges the court to deny the proponents’ request to stop counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “Today’s filing by the […]
SACRAMENTO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a nine-year state prison sentence of a man who defrauded the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) out of nearly $1.9 million. Eric Hodgson, 43, of Elk Grove, agreed to a plea deal that in addition to the nine-year prison sentence, included forfeiture of his personal and […]
Salinas, CA…Date of Report: 7/14/2013 Time of Report: 15:44 Deputy Name: Villasenor, Jesse Report Number: 04244-13 Charges: M-17 Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Barlow Camp, pine Ridge Trail, Big Sur. 9 miles in Synopsis: Injured hiker was rescued at Barlow Camp. She was taken to local hospital. Date of Report: 7/14/2013 Time of […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Two weeks ago, a large bipartisan majority of Senators voted to pass commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform – taking an important step towards fixing our broken immigration system once and for all. This bill was a compromise, and neither side got everything they wanted. But it was largely consistent with the key principles […]
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responding to a mass hunger strike disturbance by thousands of inmates in several correctional facilities. As of today, 12,421 inmates in 24 state prisons and four out-of-state contract facilities have missed nine consecutive meals since Monday, July 8, 2013. An inmate is considered to […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and financial activities. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at 11.8 million, […]