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Edward Kissam Ethnic Media Services La rápida aprobación por parte de la Cámara de la Ley Laken Riley (H.R. 29) es un indicador preocupante del deterioro continuo en la toma de decisiones del Congreso que resulta en leyes disfuncionales. Su apoyo entre los demócratas sugiere que en este nuevo...
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Edward Kissam Ethnic Media Services The House’s lightspeed passage of the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) is a worrisome indicator of the ongoing decay in Congressional decision-making that results in dysfunctional laws. It’s support among Democrats suggests that in this new political climate, few are willing to stand in...
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Advocates of criminal-justice reform warn the passage of Proposition 36 will mean a sharp reduction in funds to anti-crime initiatives. The measure raises the penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, making more of them felonies that carry jail time. Will Matthews, a spokesperson for Californians for Safety and Justice, a...
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Jocelyn Wiener CalMatters After days of uncertainty, the results are finally in: Californians, by a slim majority, have voted to throw their support behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest effort to overhaul how the state cares for people with serious mental illness. The Associated Press on Wednesday declared that Proposition 1...
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Los defensores LGBTQ se están enfocando en palabras de aliento para los jóvenes que son homosexuales, luego de la aprobación del proyecto de ley “Derechos de los padres en la educación” en Florida. Apodado el proyecto de ley “No digas gay” por los críticos, limitaría lo que se ensena sobre orientación...
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LGBTQ advocates are turning their focus to encouraging words for young people who are gay, following passage of Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, it would limit what is taught about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, and ban it “in...