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DMV Voter Registration Regulations Could Be Changed Under New Bill

March 10, 2020 2:49 pm

A new bill that was recently moved into two Senate committees would give Californians visiting the DMV the choice not to change or update their information for voting records. A new DMV kiosk prompt Under Senate Bill 1295, authored by...

Next Challenge on the California Death Penalty on the Horizon

March 10, 2020 6:37 amMarch 10, 2020 10:13 am

The death penalty in California is due to face another hurdle this year following a number of judges and prosecutors respectively giving and asking for the death penalty in recent murder cases. Going against the moratorium On Friday, prosecutors in...

Church and Hospital Land Housing Bill Back After Amendment Change

March 9, 2020 2:40 pm

On Friday, a bill that would block zoning restrictions on land owned by churches and hospitals to build housing units was brought back to the Senate again following amendment changes. Senate Bill 899, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco),...

The ‘Suspense File’ Process Used in Considering Fiscal Legislation

March 9, 2020 2:20 amMarch 8, 2020 5:43 pm

The two Appropriations Committees in the California Legislature have a unique procedure they each use called the “Suspense File.” Basically, any bill which has been keyed “fiscal” by the Legislative Counsel is referred to the fiscal committee in each house,...

New Assembly Bill Could Save Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

March 7, 2020 2:17 amMarch 9, 2020 7:51 am

Nuclear power may not end this decade if a new Assembly Bill is passed this session. The last nuclear plant in California Assembly Bill 2898, authored by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-Paso Robles), would add nuclear power to the California Renewables...

Dolphins Would Join Orcas in New Captivity Ban Bill

March 6, 2020 2:56 pm

Dolphins would join Orcas in an updated captivity ban bill, effectively shutting down large parts of animal parks such as SeaWorld, but also leaving open the question of helping them medically in such places. The ‘Dolphin Protection Act’ Under Senate...

Gov. Newsom’s Private Prison Shutdown Plan Will Cost Thousands of Minority Employees Their Jobs

March 6, 2020 6:42 am

During Governor Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address in January 2019, he vowed that he would get rid of the private prison industry in California, calling for an end of the “outrage of private prisons once and for all.” In October 2019,...