November 23, 2024
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California

Assemblymembers in Sacramento mark National Voter Registration Day by calling On Gov. Brown to sign the California New Motor Voter Act

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

SACRAMENTO – California State Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) observed today’s National Voter Registration Day celebration by calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign into law the California New Motor Voter Act that was passed by legislators earlier this month. The Act, known as Assembly Bill AB 1461, would expand voter registration…

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Agreement reached on California medical marijuana bill

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SACRAMENTO – Thursday, the California State Assembly reached a historic agreement on a comprehensive regulatory framework for the state’s billion dollar medical cannabis industry that will be placed in AB 266 and AB 243. AB 266 is authored by Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), and Tom Lackey…

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California new Motor Voter Act heads to governor

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1461, also known as the California New Motor Voter Act, was approved today by the California Assembly on a 44-21 concurrence vote. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for his consideration. Authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla,…

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California Senate passes Mark Leno’s E-cigarette bill

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

SACRAMENTO – The Senate today, as part of the Legislature’s extraordinary session on health, passed legislation calling for new statewide regulations on electronic cigarettes. SB X2-5, authored by Sen. Mark Leno, protects the public against exposure to e-cigarettes by ensuring they are accurately defined as tobacco products and fall under the state’s existing smoke-free laws….

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Commentary: The new frontier of LGBT equality — The California State and Federal Judiciary

Steve Lee, Editor052 mins

A diverse judicial branch is one comprised of judges from each diverse category of persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.  As the judicial branch of California has recognized, “in order to serve the state of California effectively, the judicial branch should reflect the diversity of the state. The judicial branch must continue efforts…

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Coalition launched to fight ballot initiative targeting transgender Californians

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

LOS ANGELES – A coalition of leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied organizations has formed to battle a proposed ballot initiative targeting California’s transgender community. The coalition consists of the American Civil Liberties Union of California, Equality California, the Human Rights Campaign, Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Mexican American Legal Defense and…

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California Assembly passes Equal Protection for All Families Act with unanimous vote

Steve Lee, Editor13 mins

The Equal Protection for All Families Act, authored by Assemblymember David Chiu and co-sponsored by Equality California, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Our Family Coalition, passed the California Assembly May 18 with unanimous support. The bill updates California assisted reproduction laws to help ensure that all families are protected equally under California law….

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