Daily Business Report: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
New Law Lets California Make Its Own Vaccine Rules Diverging From CDC
By Jill McLaughlin | The Epoch Times
In response to the federal government’s changes to vaccine policies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has authorized the state to seek out its own future guidance when recommending public immunizations and health care.
Newsom signed Assembly Bill 144 (AB 144) into law on Sept. 17, making the change official as he continues to separate the state from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new law also mandates state funding for transgender treatments and abortions.
AB 144 allows the state to establish vaccines and preventive health care recommendations by using independent authorities instead of the CDC, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Good tee times kept disappearing — why a federal indictment may have the answers
By JW August | Times of San Diego
If you play the Torrey Pines or Balboa Park golf courses, you’re probably aware of how difficult it is to get a good tee time, especially for slots on Thursday through Sunday from the early morning to noon.
It’s a common problem across municipal courses in Southern California, and a new federal indictment provides insight into the disappearance of weekend morning tee times within seconds of being released.
The possible reveal to the mystery of the vanishing tee times can be found in a grand jury document filed this month in Los Angeles, alleging that two men started a brokering business using digital devices to reserve thousands of tee times for resale at numerous golf courses nationwide.
Erika Kirk is no handmaiden
By Rachel K. Paulose | The Spectator World
Contrary to the claims of his critics, Charlie Kirk did not marry a handmaiden.
A 2012 Miss Arizona USA, NCAA basketball player and current doctoral
student, Erika Kirk also has her own ministry, podcast and clothing line. And now Turning Point USA has named her as its new CEO.
Fighting the caricature of the left, Erika, like so many strong conservative women whom Charlie championed, is highly educated, accomplished and articulate. A veritable army of these women, including Riley Gaines, Candace Owens and Alex Clark, has spoken out in the days since Charlie’s assassination to describe his impact on their lives and leadership trajectories. Charlie Kirk was no misogynist; he supported conservative women just as he inspired conservative men.
At Charlie’s memorial service on Sunday, Erika took to the stage not only to
remember her fallen husband, but also to assure an anxious nation she was more than ready to take up the reins of his organization. She spoke of the horror of having to identify his body, the loving collaboration of their marriage and her passion for carrying on her martyred husband’s mission. Most of all, she spoke of their shared Christian faith that carried her even when her voice fell to a whisper. She exhorted the more than 200,000 people who flooded the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and countless millions watching on television.
