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WEBby CHRIS MICHELI posted 09.06.2024. Members of the state and federal judiciary branches play a role in the California lawmaking process as a part of our government’s system of “checks and balances.”. When California statutes or regulations are legally challenged, for example, then the state or federal court that makes a determination ...
Open California - Capitol Weekly
WEBOpen California is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2012 to continue – and expand on – the important public policy work done by Capitol Weekly. Our Mission is to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and
The Capitol Weekly interview: Sen. Susan Eggman’s long battle for ...
WEBWidely regarded as the most knowledgeable and effective state legislator on mental health issues in the Legislature, Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) is credited with major, bipartisan legislative accomplishments over nearly 12 years, first in the Assembly, now in the Senate, where she chairs the Senate Health Committee.
Capitol Weekly Interview: Jodi Hicks - Capitol Weekly
WEBSep 16, 2019 · Jodi Hicks is co-chair of Mercury Public Affairs’ Sacramento office. She is the first woman and the first Asian-America to serve in that role and is regarded as one of the Capitol community’s foremost advocates of quality health care.
Carbon capture and storage can help California reach climate goals
WEBMar 12, 2024 · OPINION - Carbon capture and storage is a process that captures CO2 that would otherwise be released from sources like industrial and power generation facilities and safely injected deep underground for storage. This helps to significantly reduce emissions from sectors like chemical production, steel manufacturing, and power generation.
Under the radar: engrossing and enrolling - Capitol Weekly
WEBDec 23, 2016 · The legislation goes through a very important process called "engrossing and enrolling." Engrossing also occurs after each amendment to a bill.
The fall and rise of Roger Niello - Capitol Weekly
WEBJan 30, 2023 · When Roger Niello left the California Assembly in 2010, he figured his time in elected office had run its course. After all, the year before he had committed the most unforgivable of sins for a Republican of the day: He was among six of his fellow GOP colleagues who voted for a budget that included tax hikes, drawing the wrath of his party’s most vocal anti-tax contingent.
The complicated birth of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
WEBFor more than five decades, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act has been the foundation for how California treats or fails to treat people with severe mental illness. Now, legislators from both parties seek to overhaul it in ways that reflect advances in medicine, and a better understanding of its failings.
CA120: Harris surges – and softens – in latest polls
WEBAug 20, 2024 · As Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Thursday as the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, she will face a short 74-day campaign, with California voters getting their ballots in just over 6 weeks. The Capitol Weekly poll has continued to survey California voters as the campaigns have navigated the twists and
Stronger 'Laura's law' wins Assembly approval - Capitol Weekly
WEBJun 9, 2020 · Legislation to strengthen California’s 2002 “Laura’s Law,” which gives family members a legal tool to get treatment for their severely mentally ill relatives, has been approved 77-0 by the state Assembly, despite opposition from some California counties, behavioral health directors and a labor union representing …
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