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When Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a new state law in October mandating landlords supply tenants with a working ...

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Chicago police are still working to find out how exactly an 8-year-old boy was able to get his hands on a gun.

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

A new California law taking effect Jan. 1, 2026 allows the state to regulate union organizing in private workplaces, a power normally held by the NLRB.

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