A bill temporarily prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using electric shock gloves in California is awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill (AB) 2760, authored by Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins […]
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Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s bill ends a discriminatory policy
California repeals CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ rule
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Native bill heads to Newsom’s desk
A second legislative apology
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Asm. Isaac Bryan’s Bill on Corporate Slavery Ties Moves to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
The Truth in Disclosure Act, the bill that proposes forcing private corporations to report their historical ties to chattel slavery, passed out of the California Legislature and has now moved […]
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Gov. Newsom signs law shielding immigration aid workers from doxing threats
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Aug. 22 designed to protect immigration service providers and humanitarian volunteers from targeted harassment, doxing and violence. Authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Assembly […]
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Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber urges Californians to vote early
Voter ID battle intensifies
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‘Sickle Cell Warriors’ urge Gov. Newsom to sustain critical patient care
Petition for more funding delivered more than 1,000 signatures
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Public Notices bill heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk
Assembly Bill (AB) 2323, legislation by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) that would modernize how newspapers publish legally mandated public notices, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for consideration. AB 2323, […]
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Elhawary bill that will block police from delaying emergency medical care
Officers have to document the reason within 72 hours if they hinder medical aid
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California Lawmakers and Advocates Push Voter Protection
With less than three months until the general election, Darius Kemp, executive director of California Common Cause, says California must protect both election security and voter access for the state’s […]
