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In this file photo, protesters block Fourth Avenue outside Seattle City Hall and listen to Monday's Seattle City Council budget committee voting, which included potential Seattle Police Department cuts, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. A year later, many Black voters in liberal cities with strong "defund the police" movements are pushing back against the idea, citing concerns for public safety. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) **FILE**

Black voters in two of America’s most liberal cities sour on calls to ‘defund the police’

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, talks with other assembly members on the Assembly floor at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Gonzalez has proposed an amendment to Assembly Bill 5 — which requires many independent contractors to be re-classified as employees with benefits — that removes the submission cap but also mandates that freelancers cannot replace regular employees. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Proposal would end California cap on freelancer assignments

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

FILE — In this Aug. 28, 2019 file photo supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors circle the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Calif. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee denied a request by ride-share company Uber and on-demand a request delivery service Postmates for a preliminary injunction protecting them from the new law aimed at giving protections to people who work as independent contractors, Monday, Feb.10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Judge stalls Uber, Postmates challenge to California job law

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2018 file photo, state Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, looks over a newspaper during a break in the Senate session, in Sacramento, Calif. Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, announced Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 that she has introduced legislation exempting freelance writers and newspaper carriers from a broad new California law requiring that many be treated as employees rather than independent contractors. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Bills may exempt freelancers, newspapers from California law

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Lawmakers face hundreds of bills, special session

By FENIT NIRAPPIL - Associated Press