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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Sunday March 02, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Governor Newsom releases 2024 judicial appointment data
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom releases 2024 judicial appointment data SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today released judicial applicant and appointee data for the administration's judicial appointments. Since taking office in 2019 through 2025, Governor Newsom made 576 judicial appointments - including 131 in 2024 - from a pool of 1,898 applicants. More than half of the Governor's judicial ap  more

VUMC Part of New Study Validating Curative Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 1 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * VUMC part of new study validating curative therapy for sickle cell disease Of 38 adults with severe SCD who participated in the study, more than 97% no longer required immunosuppressive therapy one year after the transplant. A modified bone marrow transplant procedure for sickle cell disease (SCD) co-developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School   more

With growing fire risk, Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to fast-track critical wildfire prevention projects statewide
SACRAMENTO, California, March 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * With growing fire risk, Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to fast-track critical wildfire prevention projects statewide SACRAMENTO - Following the devastation of the Los Angeles firestorms and with the risk of wildfire increasing statewide, Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency to fast-track critical projects protecting communities from wildfire, ahead   more