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Bill to prohibit the use of medical debt in credit reporting awaits Governor’s signature to become law
A bill authored by State Senator Monique Limón that stops medical debt from impacting a person's credit score is now only awaiting the Governor's signature to become law. The post Bill to prohibit the use of medical debt in credit reporting awaits Governor’s signature to become law appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
California lawmakers pass bill that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for home loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Undocumented immigrants in California could be eligible for state assistance in buying a home under a bill the state Legislature sent to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday. The proposal, which prompted contentious debate in the Legislature, would specify that people who meet all other requirements...
Boy, 11, dies at waterpark after suffering heart attack while in line for slide as mom found him ‘blue and purple’
AN 11-year-old boy has tragically died following a heart attack he suffered at a waterpark. Richard Weinert-Soto collapsed on Saturday while waiting in line for a slide at Adventure Park in Visalia, California, around 40 miles south of Fresno. Weinert-Soto had been at the top of a waterslide when the medical emergency happened. Visalia Adventure Park […]
14-year-old arrested twice in Tulare, Kern counties car crash burglaries
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 14-year-old was arrested twice and other suspects are sought after a string of burglaries in Tulare County took place over the past two months, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies say in the early morning hours of July 30, they responded to the AKal Travel Plaza in Delano, […]
Parents remember ‘vivacious’ Utah woman who drowned on canyoneering trip
LEHI — The parents of a Utah woman who drowned on a canyoneering trip in California said they are relying on their faith as they mourn their daughter’s loss. Jeannine Skinner, 34, died last week along with two friends, David Bell and Peter On, as they were hiking near the Seven Teacups area of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Skinner got caught in a whirlpool. Bell and On both jumped in to save her.
Allstate increases California home insurance rates by 34 percent
(KRON) — Homeowners in California insured by Allstate are facing a rate increase. Allstate was recently approved for an insurance rate hike by the California Department of Insurance, the insurance company said in a statement to KRON4. The rate hike is set to be an average of 34.1% for more than 350,000 homeowners across California. […]
Legislation to Ban Plastic Bags From Grocery Checkouts Passes in State Assembly, Senate
Legislation to ban plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, authored in part by an Encinitas lawmaker, has passed both the Assembly and state Senate. SB 1053 and AB 2236, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), are identical bills that are intended to close a loophole in California’s ban of single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, which was first passed in 2014 and then approved by the state’s voters in 2016.
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