Parental rights advocates are celebrating on Aug. 31 the withdrawal of legislation proposed this year in California that would have allowed children 15 years old or up to get vaccines without parental consent. State Sen. Scott Wiener pulled Senate Bill 866 from the floor of the Assembly where a vote was expected later in the day….
California Lawmaker Shelves Bill That Would Allow Kids 15 and Older to Get Vaccines Without Parental Consent
August 31, 2022
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State Bill That Would Have Pushed Orange County Education Board Election to November Blocked
August 16, 2022
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A California bill that would have moved the Orange County Board of Education’s elections from June to November was blocked by a state Assembly committee last week. Senate Bill 286, authored by Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), passed the state Senate earlier this year but was held on a suspense file in the Assembly Appropriations Committee…
California Becomes First to Provide Free Meals to All Public School Students
August 14, 2022
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All public school students in California will have access to free breakfast and lunch at school this year under a new state program. The Universal Meals Program makes California the first state to launch a statewide meal program. The state has about 6 million public school students. The new program dovetails with the federal National…
Committee Shelves California Bill That Would End Mandated Domestic Violence Reporting by Medical Workers
August 12, 2022
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Legislation to remove mandatory requirements for doctors and other health practitioners to report suspected domestic violence has been shelved by a California senate committee on Aug. 11. Assembly Bill 2790 would remove criminal liability for health care professionals who don’t notify law enforcement when they suspect a patient has been assaulted or abused. Instead, the provider would be required…
Newsom’s ‘Inflation Relief’ Payments Was Required by Spending Cap Law
July 18, 2022
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Despite calling the program “inflation relief,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to send California’s middle-class families up to $1,050 this year follows a law that requires the state to refund budget surplus money to taxpayers. The governor, who is running for re-election this year, took to Twitter to celebrate the Legislature’s passage of the program last…
Newsom’s ‘Inflation Relief’ Payments Were Required by Spending Cap Law
July 18, 2022
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Despite calling the program “inflation relief,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to send California’s middle-class families up to $1,050 this year follows a law that requires the state to refund budget surplus money to taxpayers. The governor, who is running for re-election this year, took to Twitter to celebrate the Legislature’s passage of the program last…
California May Ask Social Media to Report How They Monitor Users to Combat ‘Hate Speech,’ ‘Misinformation’
July 8, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A state bill that would require social media platforms to share how they monitor their users’ activities and contents to combat “hate, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and extreme political polarization” made its way through a senate committee last week. Assembly Bill 587, dubbed the Social Media Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021, would require social media…
Newsom’s CARE Court Plan for Mentally-Ill Moves Forward With Bipartisan Support
June 30, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom’s radical plan to address the state’s worsening homelessness problem—by forcing some individuals with mental illnesses into medical treatment—made it through an Assembly committee this week, raking in bipartisan support. Authored by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), the bill passed the Assembly Health Committee in a 14–0…
California to Help First-Time Homebuyers With Down Payment
June 28, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Lawmakers are pulling funds together for a billion-dollar proposal to help first-time home buyers cover their down payment, as part of the 2022–2023 state budget signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom June 27. Proposed by California Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), the “California Dream for All” program would help pay 17 percent of…
California Lawmakers Doubling Down on Expanding Abortion Access, Welcoming Out-of-State Residents
June 27, 2022
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SACRAMENTO— Following the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation to make abortion services widely accessible and legal in California for abortion seekers from other states. Since the 1973 precedent—which overrode state-level abortion restrictions and largely legalized the procedure nationwide—has been overruled,…
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