A's want to intervene in court case to protect their Vegas plans Los Angeles Times

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• Angels lose for seventh time in eight games after rally sputters vs. Twins
• Governor signs historic gun safety legislation into law
• Biden signs bill extending key U.S. surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse
• King County wants its own corrections officer training program
• Column: A’s want to intervene in Nevada case. For their proposed Vegas stadium, time is money
• U.K. says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off

“I think that is a risk that we cannot afford to take with the vast array of challenges our nation faces around the world,” Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Friday. “If the government wants to spy on my private communications or the private communications of any American, they should be required to get approval from a judge, just as our Founding Fathers intended in writing the Constitution,” Durbin said. The six amendments ultimately failed to garner the necessary support to be included in the final bill.

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Angels lose for seventh time in eight games after rally sputters vs. Twins

SB 107 would protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care. If signed, the bill would make California a refuge for minors seeking gender-affirming care by prohibiting the removal of a child from their parent or guardian because that parent allowed their child to receive gender-affirming care. It also bans California from complying with out-of-state subpoenas seeking medical information related to gender-affirming care.

Governor signs historic gun safety legislation into law

A bill to allow state lawmakers’ staff to unionize, AB1577, was voted down Wednesday afternoon. Legislative staffers are the only public employees in California who are barred from unionizing. The bill was amended to sunset in 2029, and also caps a new minimum wage for fast food workers at $22 an hour beginning in 2023. Labor groups backed the measure, which was opposed by restaurant and business interests.

Biden signs bill extending key U.S. surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that the delay in funding by his fellow Republicans could have a lasting impact on Ukraine’s hopes of winning the war. Russian forces have exploited air defense shortages in the city, pummeling the region’s energy infrastructure, and looking to shape conditions for a potential summer offensive to seize the city. The announcement marks an end to long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine.

King County wants its own corrections officer training program

After eight months, California’s legislative session came to a close on Sept. 1 with a final flurry of frantic activity. Lawmakers rushed to pass hundreds of remaining bills before the clock struck midnight on Aug. 31. For a select few measures, with urgency clauses that allow them to take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature, the votes stretched into the wee hours the next day.

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Washington has moved to tighten the state’s gun laws in recent years, after a young man in 2016 used a newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with a 30-round magazine to kill three teens and wound another at a house party north of Seattle. The manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon is prohibited. The Consumer Protection Act.The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) prohibits unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce. If a person is injured in their business or property by a violation of the CPA, the person may bring a civil action to enjoin further violations and recover actual damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.

The bill, authored by Cupertino Democrat Evan Low, would classify disinformation as “unprofessional conduct,” allowing the board to take action. Discipline could include a public reprimand, probation, suspension, or license revocation. The California District Attorneys Association and other groups say the bill will endanger pedestrians and unnecessarily tie the hands of law enforcement. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. Another change to the program is its income eligibility threshold, which was 150% of a county’s median area and has been dropped to 120%.

And Ukrainians were braced for at least a short-term redoubling of the near-nightly pummeling of cities and towns across the country with missiles and drones — which in recent weeks was exacerbated by an alarming depletion of Ukrainian air defenses. An angry Russia could try to get in more punishing attacks before more air-defense help arrives, some feared. The A’s do not claim to be expert defenders of the Nevada Constitution, but they would like their money in a timely manner.

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

Democrats believe that could boost voter enthusiasm and turnout for their candidates, given how abortion access has succeeded in previous elections since Roe v. Wade's nationwide protections were overruled in 2022. Another Republican state representative, Jacqueline Parker, decried the GOP votes for repeal, calling abortion "akin to slavery." But leading conservatives like Trump, former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Senate candidate Kari Lake have touted their general support for abortion restrictions but said the 1864 ban goes too far. Many state Republican lawmakers sharply objected on Wednesday to the push to undo the Civil War-era ban that has roiled the politics of the state after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that it is enforceable.

Interested people can submit their application now, with the lottery taking place in April. Emily Cantrell, a survivor of the Las Vegas mass shooting, reflected on the most recent mass shooting in Nashville. “I believe we should recognize and appreciate that we have an opportunity to do more today than thoughts and prayers. Our legislative tracker follows which bills are moving forward or meeting roadblocks in Olympia. In a statement on Thursday, Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, blasted the bill as “so poorly conceived as to be meaningless” and predicted it might not survive a challenge under the new conservative-leaning U.S. “The state of Washington has criminalized one of the most common and important means by which its citizens can exercise their fundamental right to self-defense,” the plaintiffs said.

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But members on the House and Senate intelligence committees as well as the Justice Department warned that requiring a warrant would severely handicap officials from quickly responding to imminent national security threats. The House passed a bill to reauthorize and reform a government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on the FBI’s use to search for Americans’ data. The legislation that was approved 60 to 34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. All the while, senior Biden officials frequently updated McConnell and key House Republican committee leaders, including Reps. Michael McCaul of Texas and Michael R. Turner of Ohio.

The Legislature overwhelmingly approved Newsom’s proposal to create a new civil court system to evaluate and require treatment for thousands of Californians suffering from addiction and severe mental illness. A few, including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, could not suppress a slightly sardonic tone even in expressing relief. NATO allies that feel more directly threatened by Russia, including the Baltic states and Poland, have long viewed the conflict with a sense of crisis and urgency, and were at times incredulous as U.S. support appeared to flag. Russia, predictably, hammered on what has become a key talking point — that U.S. assistance would do little more than prolong a bloody confrontation.