SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2023 * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to the tentative agreement reached by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: "California's entertainment industry would not be what it is today without our world class writers. For over 100 days, 11,000 writers went on strike over existential threats   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed legislation strengthening protections and supports for LGBTQ+ Californians, including measures to better support vulnerable youth. The measures include AB 5 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles), which sets implementation timelines for required LGBTQ+ cultural competency training by public school teachers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Communications Commission Inspector General issued the following xx-page audit report (No. 22-AUD-11-03) on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Performance Audit of Orange County Public Libraries for the Universal Service E-Rate Schools and Libraries Program Disbursements Related to Funding Year 2020." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ... 3 BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND PROCEDURES ... 5 Background ... 5 Program Overview   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-100) on the Federal Bureau of Prisons' sole-source contract actions. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Objectives The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audited 14 sole-source contract actions (e.g., standalone contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders, or calls) that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) awarded to 13 contractors between fiscal year 2018 a  more