Many constitutional law experts, former Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Republican Party are now all officially entitled to say, “I told you so.” This morning the California Supreme Court unanimously struck down a new state law that would have required presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns before appearing on the primary […]
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Huffman: Dems ‘Snowball of Unity’ on Impeachment Led to Historic Announcement
As one of the first and most vociferous members of Congress to beat the impeachment drum, his frustrations having steadily built in recent weeks, North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic announcement this afternoon that the U.S. House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry. “It’s been a remarkable snowball […]
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McGuire: Judge’s Tax Return Law Ruling ‘Perplexing, Premature and Unneccesary’
A federal judge today granted a temporary injunction to block California’s recently signed legislation that requires presidential and gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. said a final ruling in the case would […]
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Huffman Calls Congressional Oath to God “Unconstitutional,” “Preposterous”
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman is again making waves as Congress’ only proclaimed “humanist.” During an interview on the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s Freethought Matters program, Huffman, a lawyer by trade, said he believes requiring Congressional witnesses to pledge an oath to God is unconstitutional. “It’s unconstitutional to require a witness in congressional testimony to […]
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Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill
California will soon have a tougher new legal standard for the use of deadly force by police, under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today that was inspired by last year’s fatal shooting of a young, unarmed man in Sacramento. Newsom signed the legislation amid unusual fanfare, convening numerous legislators, family members of people who have […]
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Rollback of Endangered Species’ Protections Raising Fears
The Trump administration’s move to weaken what many see as key aspects of the Endangered Species Act is garnering outrage and pushback, with critics fearing a greater deterioration of the natural world amid the planet’s growing biodiversity crisis. Credited with saving the bald eagle — among many iconic species, including several on the North Coast […]
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UPDATE: Republican Party, Trump Take on Golden State Over Tax Returns
UPDATE: Following in the footsteps of Judicial Watch, President Donald Trump and his campaign and the Republican state and national parties filed two separate lawsuits today over the tax return law recently signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Each case alleges California’s move to make releasing a candidate’s tax returns a prerequisite to being placed […]
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With Newsom’s Signature, Presidential Hopefuls Now Have to Show Us Their Taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed legislation brought forward by North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire that requires presidential hopefuls to release their tax returns in order to run in the Golden State’s primary election. “These are extraordinary times and states have a legal and moral duty to do everything in their power to ensure leaders […]
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McCloskey Out of First District Supes Race
Allen McCloskey has withdrawn his candidacy to become Humboldt County’s next First District supervisor in the face of fraud and perjury allegations reported last week by the Lost Coast Outpost. “The last two months (and more notably the last two weeks) have been incredibly difficult for me as an individual, for my immediate and extended […]
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Fisticuffs in First District Supes Race
It’s been a bare-knuckle week in the upstart campaign to become Humboldt County’s next First District supervisor. First, Tuesday afternoon, the Lost Coast Outpost’s Ryan Burns published an impressive piece of investigative journalism detailing allegations of fraud and perjury in challenger Allen McCloskey’s past and the candidate’s seeming inability to offer a clear explanation for […]
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Photos from Saturday’s March for Our Lives
Yesterday some 100 marchers gathered at the Arcata Playhouse to hear students and local leaders speak before setting out on the second March for Our Lives. The local iteration of the national student-based protest march against gun violence started last year as part of the grassroots movement launched by survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory […]
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Original Women’s March Organizers Host Conference Honoring International Women’s Day
When, citing the lack of diversity among its organizers, the original group planning the 2019 Women’s March decided to postpone the event, which ultimately went forward under new leadership, they decided to take a different approach and plan for International Women’s Day. In spite of backlash, they expanded their group, kept making plans and hosted […]