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California senator proposes Obamacare for illegal immigrants

Written on 13 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

California should grant immigrants who enter the country illegally access to state-sponsored health insurance, the head of the Legislature’s Latino caucus announced Friday. [LA Times] Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara said he plans to introduce a bill similar to the Affordable... (Continue reading)

Brown signs Achadjian rape bill into law

Written on 10 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill co-authored by Central Coast Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian Monday, which closes a loophole in state rape law. AB 65, authored by Achadjian and Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, reverses an 1872 law that allowed men to... (Continue reading)

California lawmakers battling ‘revenge porn’

Written on 26 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California lawmakers are attempting to reverse a growing trend of people posting naked photos of their ex-lovers on the Internet. [Wall Street Journal] Earlier this month, the Senate approved SB 255, which would make the posting of “revenge porn” a... (Continue reading)

California Democrats seek legislative control over ballot measures

Written on 11 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

California Democrats hope to use their new supermajority to give the legislature more control over the initiative process. [Sac Bee] Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg plans to reveal initiative reform proposals this month, which may include removing the two-thirds... (Continue reading)