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Un proyecto de ley que espera la firma del gobernador Gavin Newsom esta semana permitiría a las facultades y universidades de California dar preferencia en las admisiones a los descendientes de esclavos. La Ley de la Asamblea 7 permite pero no obliga a las universidades a dar esta preferencia....
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A bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature this week would allow California colleges and universities to give preference in admissions to descendants of slaves. Assembly Bill 7 permits but does not require colleges to give this preference. Brandon Greene, director of policy advocacy for the Sacramento-based Western Center on...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
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Una propuesta que podría permitir apuestas sobre qué partido político controlara el Congreso está generando oposición entre grupos prodemocráticos y una coalición de senadores progresistas. La empresa neoyorquina Kalshi ha solicitado a Commodity Futures Trading Commission su autorización para ofrecer derivados sobre los llamados “contratos de eventos”, específicamente sobre el control...
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A proposal to allow betting on which political party will control Congress is drawing opposition from pro-democracy groups and from a coalition of progressive senators. The New York trading company Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval to offer derivatives trading on so-called “event contracts,” specifically, on control...
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Los grupos de reforma de la justicia penal están apoyando un nuevo proyecto de ley que facilitará a las personas heridas en encuentros con la policía para que obtengan apoyo de la Junta de Compensación de Victimas de California. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las reclamaciones, aparte de las relativas a...
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Criminal justice reform groups are rallying behind a new bill that would make it easier for people hurt in encounters with police to get support from the California Victim Compensation Board. Right now, most claims – aside from domestic violence or sexual assault – require that the person be identified as a...