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Lauren Hepler CalMatters Un comité del Senado de California acaba de desmantelar uno de los proyectos de ley de reforma de la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol más importantes del estado en años, a pesar del amplio apoyo de otros legisladores y de las familias de las víctimas...
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Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis CalMatters A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widespread support from other lawmakers and families of drunk driving victims. The bill would have required in-car breathalyzers for anyone convicted of a DUI, bringing California in line...
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The issue of truth in advertising when it comes to recycled plastic is getting more attention at the state and federal levels. Assembly Bill 2253, now before the state Senate, would ban certain accounting methods used to establish what counts as recycled content in plastic consumer goods. Kayla Robinson,...
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Three new bills before California lawmakers aim to end practices within the justice system that some groups argue amount to the criminalization of poverty. Debt Free Justice California is a coalition of legal advocates, policy experts and movement-building organizations working to advance racial and economic justice. Brandon Greene, director...
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Coinciding with the first half of the second Trump era, a Republican and a Democratic legislator introduced an updated version of the DIGNITY Act of 2025: an immigration reform bill described by its authors as “bold, historic, and common sense.” Two weeks after its reintroduction, Florida Republican Congresswoman María...
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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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Los grupos que luchan por la reforma de la justicia penal están instando a los votantes de California a apoyar la Proposición 6 y rechazar la 36. La Proposición 36 aumentaría la pena de cárcel para ciertos delitos contra la propiedad y las drogas, revirtiendo partes de la Proposición...
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Groups that fight for criminal justice reform are urging California voters to support Proposition Six and reject Proposition 36. Prop. 36 would increase jail time for certain property and drug crimes, reversing parts of Prop. 47. George Galvis, founder of the Oakland nonprofit CURYJ, which stands for Communities United for Restorative Youth...
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Despite the fact that the chances of success are practically zero, the Democratic majority in the Senate decided to revive the bipartisan immigration reform bill that was blocked by Republicans this year. Let us remember that the plan, negotiated by a handful of Democrats and Republicans, would have allowed...
Lauren Hepler CalMatters Un comité del Senado de California acaba de desmantelar uno de los proyectos de ley de reforma de la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol más importantes del estado en años, a pesar del amplio apoyo de otros legisladores y de las familias de las víctimas...
Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis CalMatters A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widespread support from other lawmakers and families of drunk driving victims. The bill would have required in-car breathalyzers for anyone convicted of a DUI, bringing California in line...
The issue of truth in advertising when it comes to recycled plastic is getting more attention at the state and federal levels. Assembly Bill 2253, now before the state Senate, would ban certain accounting methods used to establish what counts as recycled content in plastic consumer goods. Kayla Robinson,...
Three new bills before California lawmakers aim to end practices within the justice system that some groups argue amount to the criminalization of poverty. Debt Free Justice California is a coalition of legal advocates, policy experts and movement-building organizations working to advance racial and economic justice. Brandon Greene, director...
Coinciding with the first half of the second Trump era, a Republican and a Democratic legislator introduced an updated version of the DIGNITY Act of 2025: an immigration reform bill described by its authors as “bold, historic, and common sense.” Two weeks after its reintroduction, Florida Republican Congresswoman María...
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...
Los grupos que luchan por la reforma de la justicia penal están instando a los votantes de California a apoyar la Proposición 6 y rechazar la 36. La Proposición 36 aumentaría la pena de cárcel para ciertos delitos contra la propiedad y las drogas, revirtiendo partes de la Proposición...
Groups that fight for criminal justice reform are urging California voters to support Proposition Six and reject Proposition 36. Prop. 36 would increase jail time for certain property and drug crimes, reversing parts of Prop. 47. George Galvis, founder of the Oakland nonprofit CURYJ, which stands for Communities United for Restorative Youth...
Despite the fact that the chances of success are practically zero, the Democratic majority in the Senate decided to revive the bipartisan immigration reform bill that was blocked by Republicans this year. Let us remember that the plan, negotiated by a handful of Democrats and Republicans, would have allowed...