Decades after Cesar Chavez made the union a power, it has lost much of its clout. Membership dropped precipitously, from 60,000 to 5,500. It hopes a new law will turn the tide.
Category: Newsom, Gavin
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Walgreens Loses Contract With California Over Stance on Abortion Pill
The state will not renew a multimillion-dollar deal, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, after the chain said it would not distribute mifepristone in 21 states.
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Walgreens Loses Contract With California Over Stance on Abortion Pill
The state will not renew a multimillion-dollar deal, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, after the chain announced it would stop distributing mifepristone in 21 states.
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Investors Fear a Recession Spurred by the Fed’s Inflation Fight
Investors were alarmed at suggestions by Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve’s chairman, that interest rates could go even higher in a bid to halt inflation.
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Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States
The chain’s situation shows the complicated legal and reputational landscape that it and its competitors must navigate in the post-Roe era.
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A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
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California Voters to Decide on Regulating Fast-Food Industry
Pre-empting a law signed last year, business groups forced a ballot initiative on state oversight of wages and working conditions.
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California Regents Allow U.C.L.A. to Join Big Ten, Strings Attached
By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12. But it attached conditions to protect U.C. Berkeley.
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Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?
Two lawsuits in California have pre-emptively challenged a new law that would punish doctors for misleading patients about Covid-19.
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US Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant
The Energy Department’s grant of $1.1 billion is the latest step that could keep the reactor in operation beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.