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Senate backs misdemeanor charges for heroin, cocaine possession
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Roderick Wright, Crimes, Misdemeanors, Mark Leno
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Key Senate panel approves Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel supported legislation Monday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader Darrell...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jerry Brown, Darrell Steinberg, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice
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Proposal would repeal limits on campaign contributions in California
A Senate Republican leader has proposed eliminating limits on campaign contributions to state candidates, arguing the restrictions are ineffective. Sen. Ted Gaines, chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus, introduced legislation to repeal major...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Elections
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With election, California Legislature remains a family affair
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Limit costly initiatives? Idea falls short in California Senate
PolitiCalA proposal to curb costly voter-approved initiatives failed to muster sufficient support in the California Legislature.... -
Senate OKs bill protecting workers' social network information
PolitiCalCalifornia employers would be prohibited from asking job applicants and workers for passwords to their Facebook, Myspace and other social network accounts under a privacy bill approved by the state Senate on Friday. Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco)... -
Lawmakers decline to reduce penalties for meth, heroin possession
PolitiCalSenate declines to reduce penalty for drug possession... -
California lawmakers seek ban on using dogs to hunt bears, bobcats
PolitiCalSenate votes to ban use of dogs when hunting bears...
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