California Gov. Jerry Brown signs hard-won right-to-die legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he...
View ArticleThe Latest: Brown rejects ban on for-profit charter schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Latest on California legislation acted upon by Gov. Jerry Brown ahead of a Sunday deadline (All times local): 5:31 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown is rejecting legislation that...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Regulations into Law
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a package of bills that will for the first time regulate the state's medical marijuana industry, two decades after Californians voted to legalize the...
View ArticleCalifornia to become fifth state to legalize assisted dying
Governor Jerry Brown signed bill to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives amid strong opposition from disability advocates and religious groups...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs law targeting gender wage gap
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Female workers in California will get new tools to challenge gender-based wage gaps under legislation signed into law Tuesday that supporters say offers the strongest equal-pay...
View ArticleCalifornia’s governor has signed a bill legalising doctor-assisted dying
WHEN in September California’s lawmakers passed a bill legalising doctor-assisted dying, there were doubts whether it would ever become law....
View ArticleThe Latest: California to extend health coverage to all kids
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Latest on California legislation acted upon by Gov. Jerry Brown ahead of a Sunday deadline (All times local): 6:04 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown has signed off on a plan to extend...
View ArticleInitiative for School Facilities Bond Qualifies for California's 2016 Ballot...
(Source: Associated General Contractors of California) 10/1/2015 A school facilities bond initiative has secured enough signatures to qualify to be placed on California's 2016 ballot. In 2014,...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs gender wage-gap bill
By Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at closing the wage gap between men and women, a law that supporters say is among the...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs hard-won right-to-die legislation
California will become the fifth state in the nation to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he signed one of...
View ArticleGovernor Brown’s Transportation Plan (Associated General Contractors of...
(Source: Associated General Contractors of California) Governor Brown's Transportation Plan 9/8/2015 AGC's top agenda issue this year has been securing permanent financing for transportation and...
View ArticleAnti-Arbitration Bill On Governor’s Desk (Associated General Contractors of...
(Source: Associated General Contractors of California) Anti-Arbitration Bill On Governor's Desk By: Carol Eaton 9/3/2015 A bill that opponents say could sharply increase litigation costs for...
View ArticleCalifornia enacts right-to-die law for terminally ill
California has joined four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision. State Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on Monday. The...
View ArticleFinal Status Report Reflects Impact of CalChamber Advocacy (California...
(Source: California Chamber of Commerce) The California Chamber of Commerce has published its on the top priority bills for California's business community, showing the ultimate fate of legislation...
View ArticleCalifornia governor, lawmakers punt difficult tax questions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- While Gov. Jerry Brown approved high-profile legislation addressing social issues such as aid-in-dying, animal antibiotics and the gender wage gap this year, he kept a tight...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Can Learn a Thing or Two from California's New Equal Pay Law
AAUW California members and other supporters look on as Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) signs the California Fair Pay Act. I've written before about the need for bipartisan Congressional action to pass the...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs right-to-die legislation
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Monday making California the fifth state in the nation to recognize a right to die for terminally ill...
View ArticleGov. Brown signs bill adding fresh troops to California's climate fight
Jerry Brown Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown signs climate-related legislation on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He signed additional environmental measures into law Thursday. (Damian...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs bill closing ivory sales loophole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to close a loophole in the state's ban on importing, buying or selling elephant ivory or rhinoceros horns. Supporters said California is a...
View ArticleOn these California bills, the arguments will continue
Once the governor has signed or vetoed a bill, that’s the end of the issue. Advocates celebrate, opponents dust themselves off. Everybody moves on to other topics. Right? Wrong in the case of a lot of...
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