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Legislature Expands Medi-Cal To 1.4 Million Low-Income Residents
The state Legislature passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians.
SF Lawmaker To Introduce Bill Regulating Short-Term Day Care Centers
Democratic Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco says SB766 would provide some protections for families.
Phil Matier: New Push To Trim Majority Needed To Raise Taxes
It’s long been the talk of Sacramento – and beyond – but now it appears the State of California may be closer than ever before to adjusting the percentage of support needed to approve sales tax measures on California ballots, from two-thirds of the vote to just 55%.
Phil Matier: Supermajority Poses Its Own Set of Problems For California Legislature
The possibility that a supermajority of Democrats will control both houses of the California Legislature does not guarantee an end to the gridlock in Sacramento.
Leading State Democrat Praises Accomplishments Of Legislative Session
The legislative session that recently ended turned out to be one of the most productive periods for the California legislature in decades, said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
Ballot Proposal Would Make California Legislature Part-Time
The activists who championed property tax caps and lawmaker term limits said they planned to begin circulating petitions for a ballot measure that would make the California Legislature a part-time body.
Californians Still Strongly Support Prop 13 Real Estate Tax Limits
Some decisive numbers from the latest Field Poll show that Californians are resolute in their support for Proposition 13, the 1978 amendment to the California Constitution limiting the tax rate of real estate.
Frustrated Gov. Brown Turns Back to California Labor Base
Seemingly fed up with Republican opposition to his budget ideas, Gov. Jerry Brown was poised to mobilize union members to help elect more Democrats to the state Legislature.
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Shark-Fin Trade
The Legislature has sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill seeking to ban the sale, trade or possession of shark fins, despite objections from two senators who called the measure racist because the fins are used in a soup considered a delicacy in some Asian cultures.
California Legislature Passes Bill Halting Local Circumcision Bans
The California Legislature has approved a bill preventing local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a measure written in response to ballot measure proposed in San Francisco.
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