On Tuesday, the California State Assembly passed a controversial piece of legislation dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” by Republican lawmakers. The bill, authored by Democrat Mia Bonta — the wife of California Attorney General Rob Bonta — passed the State Assembly in a 57-19 vote. All who voted in favor of the bill were Democrats.  The bill was proposed as journalists around the country have pushed to uncover government fraud, including independent journalist Nick Shirley. Shirley recently investigated misappropriation in California and Minnesota, and investigations by Daily Wire reporter Luke Rosiak have focused on apparent Medicaid fraud in Ohio. The bill, AB 2624, has been met with stark condemnation on the Right, since its restrictions on sharing addresses of immigration providers could allegedly criminalize reporters. Engineer and writer Michael Rothman explained how the bill could pose trouble to journalists. “[Nick] Shirley showed up with a camera crew to a state-funded Somali learning center in Los Angeles,” Rothman stated. “He found