Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
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Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge plays out. Chief U.S. District Judge David …
California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care workers ByADAM BEAM Associated Press October 13, 2023, 11:11 PM EMBARGOED HOLD FOR RELEASE …
What Thailand’s new coalition government means for the cannabis market
A cannabis store along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Thailand decriminalizing cannabis before passing the bill to regulate wider uses of the plant, has …
Interest rates, fees under fire as credit card debt tops $1 trillion
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images Some lawmakers and regulators are calling for interest rate caps and lower fees on credit cards as debt levels march higher. Total credit …
New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would …
California governor signs several laws, including a ban on certain chemicals in food and drinks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills into law, including a sweeping mandate requiring large businesses to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions. Newsom has …
Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation
WASHINGTON — Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair on Monday helped President Joe Biden mark the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a …
Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, dies at 90
Ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on Capitol Hill June 2, 2020 in …