Imperial Valley News Center
Here’s why California farmers are the toughest of all
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- Written by Mike Wilson, Farm Futures
Sacramento, California - Drought. Regulations. Migrant labor under scrutiny. Complex water rights. Urban encroachment. And now, frost.
Attorney General Becerra Sues Trump Administration over Unconstitutional Decision to Add Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau questionnaire. An accurate population count of all individuals – regardless of citizenship status – is mandated every ten years under the U.S. Constitution. In addition to determining Congressional representation and distribution of federal funding, an accurate population count enables states and localities to identify the need for critical services like disaster relief, infrastructure projects, public health assistance, schools, and police and fire protection.
Attorney General Becerra Leads Pushback Against Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Decision to Add Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - The Trump Administration decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire. Specifically, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the addition, incorrectly contending that it would “help enforce the Voting Rights Act.”
California Department of Justice Steps in to Provide Independent Oversight of Investigation into the Shooting Death of Stephon Clark
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) will be stepping in to provide independent oversight of the investigation into the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark. During a press conference with Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Sacramento community leaders, Attorney General Becerra pledged that the California DOJ will lend its experience to ensure a fair and impartial investigation. The California DOJ will also evaluate law enforcement policies, procedures, and practices to identify ways to achieve safer outcomes.
Trump Administration Should Focus on Expanding Healthcare Access, Not Providing a License to Discriminate
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra expressed his strong opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed regulations allowing healthcare providers to refuse to provide care based on religious or moral objections. The proposed regulations jeopardize crucial funding for California’s healthcare programs and would create barriers to access to care for women, LGBTQ individuals, and other Californians.
Attorney General Becerra Calls on Facebook to Protect Users' Data
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joining a bipartisan coalition of 37 Attorneys General, Monday sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for answers to reports that millions of Facebook users’ personal data was provided to third parties without their knowledge or informed consent. In the letter, the Attorneys General demand to know about Facebook’s role in the manipulation of users’ data by Cambridge Analytica without those users’ knowledge, as well as Facebook’s policies and procedures for protecting users’ private data.
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