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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Sunday August 17, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Federal Complaint Filed Against Los Angeles Man Following In-Flight Disturbance
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado posted the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Federal Complaint Filed Against Los Angeles Man Following In-Flight Disturbance GRAND JUNCTION - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that David Leroy Carver Jr., 47, has been charged by criminal complaint for interfering with flight crew members and attendants on a Breeze Airways flight from Norfolk, Virginia, to Los   more

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Calls for Clarity on Federal Benefits Definition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, California, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing strong opposition to the agency's revised interpretation of "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. This change could significantly restrict access for millions of immigrants and their families to critical health and social services. LAFLA, a nonpr  more

Port of Hueneme Advocates for Inclusive Participation in National Freight Strategic Plan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Multimodal Freight at the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing the importance of its inclusion in the 2025 National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) updates. As California's sole deep-water port located between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the facility is pivotal in supporting both regional and national freight movements. In its correspondence, the port recog  more

Six Defendants Charged in Alleged Interstate Drug Smuggling Ring
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Six Defendants Charged in Alleged Interstate Drug Smuggling Ring Meth and cocaine sourced from California were smuggled to Ohio * A six-count, 59-page indictment has been unsealed charging six defendants for allegedly operating an interstate drug conspiracy that smuggled large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from Calif  more