Don Thompson
The Associated Press
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Judge to fine California each day it fails to complete prisoner suicide prevention measures
More than 200 inmates killed themselves during eight years in which state prison officials failed to complete court-ordered suicide prevention safeguards. Inmates, the judge writes, have “wai… → Read More
California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing, vaccinations for migrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom is winding down state assistance for health care services to migrants seeking asylum. He’s lobbying the Biden administration to increase aid along the state’s southern border. → Read More
Think those bags are recyclable? California says think again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since California adopted the nation's first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags tin 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thick → Read More
10% of California Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ
Once all of them assume office, California will be the first state where it’s believed more than 10% of legislators identify publicly as LGBTQ. → Read More
California governor pardons abortion activist from 1940s
Gov. Gavin Newsom has posthumously pardoned an abortion activist from the 1930s and 1940s → Read More
AG won't seek charges in LAPD shooting of man with fake gun
California’s attorney general will not seek criminal charges against Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot a man last year, even though it turned out the gun he carried was fake. → Read More
Auditor: Systemic failures harm CA domestic violence program
State auditors say nearly half of California domestic violence offenders failed to complete a required program designed to prevent future assaults and judges failed to impose new sanctions almost every time → Read More
LA City Council president resigns council seat amid scandal over racist leaked audio
In a leaked recording, Nury Martinez made racist comments about the Black son of a white councilman, among other crude remarks. → Read More
LA City Council president resigns council seat amid scandal over racist leaked audio
In a leaked recording, Nury Martinez made racist comments about the Black son of a white councilman, among other crude remarks. → Read More
California adding wine, liquor bottles to recycling program
California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program starting in July 2024. The state previously included beer cans and bottles, but not wine or spirits containers. → Read More
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
Gov. Newsom signs bill to help farmworkers unionize. → Read More
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year. → Read More
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved one of the most contentious bills before him this year → Read More
California Bar Investigating Celeb Lawyer Mark Geragos Over Armenian Genocide Settlement Money
His clients have included Michael Jackson, Colin Kaepernick, Winona Ryder, Chris Brown and and headline-grabbing defendants including Jussie Smollett and convicted killer Scott Peterson. → Read More
RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Challenges His Parole Denial
Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 is asking to overturn California's Gov. Gavin Newsom's denial of his parole → Read More
Appeals court blocks California’s first-in-the-nation ban on for-profit prisons
The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom was one of many efforts to limit California’s cooperation with the federal government as then-President Donald Trump imposed hardline policies on immigration enf… → Read More
Insurers say California’s inaction threatens auto policies
Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say the state is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than two… → Read More
Insurers say California’s inaction threatens auto policies
Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than tw… → Read More
Northern California woman gets 18 months in prison for kidnapping hoax
A woman will serve 18 months in prison for faking her kidnapping so she could go back to an ex-boyfriend, which led to a 3-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. → Read More
Sherri Papini: California ‘chameleon’ awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentence
Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that includes paying more than $300,000 in restitution. Her lawyer says she’s troubled and disgraced and should serve most of the sentence at home while prosecutors say it’s imperative she spend her full term in prison. → Read More