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California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation
Los Angeles Times
"All of this impedes local law enforcement's ability to perform their primary responsibility, which is to ensure a community's safety." As originally introduced, the Trust Act would have given California counties a way to avoid Secure Communities by ...

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:15:59 GMT
New California law combats human slavery - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor
New California law combats human slavery
Christian Science Monitor
California law requires companies to make clear what they are doing to rid their foreign suppliers from the use forced labor or human trafficking. By Rachel Cernansky, Dowser.org / January 26, 2012 Some of the more than 1000 laborers that were found ...

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:40 GMT
US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law - The Seattle Times

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US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law
The Seattle Times
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation's food system. By TRACIE CONE and JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press No ...
Californian 'downer' euthanasia law overturned – Supreme CourtFoodQualityNews.com

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:34 GMT
US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law - Fox News

Food Integrity Campaign (blog)
US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law
Fox News
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation's food system. California strengthened regulations against slaughtering ...
U.S. Supreme Court overturns 'downer' slaughter lawPork Magazine
Supreme Court Overturns California's Slaughter Rule for Downed LivestockFood Integrity Campaign (blog)
Supreme Court Overturns California Ban On Slaughtering Downed AnimalsCare2.com (blog)

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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:43:16 GMT
Knives Come Out With Drop Dead Date Near on Court Reform Bill - Courthouse News Service

Knives Come Out With Drop Dead Date Near on Court Reform Bill
Courthouse News Service
By MARIA DINZEO (CN) -- Days before a voting deadline for a controversial court reform bill in California, judges and attorneys are putting heavy pressure on lawmakers in a final push for control of the purse strings. On one side are the labor unions, ...
Tani Cantil-Sakauye pleads her case, fights Calderon billSacramento Bee (blog)

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:28:20 GMT
California Assembly bills expand health coverage - San Francisco Chronicle

Washington Examiner
California Assembly bills expand health coverage
San Francisco Chronicle
Under current law, California requires health care plans to cover treatment for some serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, autism and anorexia. Beall's bill would expand coverage to other mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
California Debates Health Insurance LawsMyMotherLode.com
assembly passes set of mental health care billsU-T San Diego

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:59:55 GMT
Universal health care proposal stalls in California Senate - Kansas City Star

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Universal health care proposal stalls in California Senate
Kansas City Star
Legislation to create a universal health care system in California stalled in the state Senate Thursday ahead of a key legislative deadline, signaling it will likely fail to advance this year. The so-called "Medicare for all" proposal, Senate Bill 810, ...
Single-Payer Bill Fails In California SenateKaiser Health News
Legislature Takes Action on Several Health-Related BillsCalifornia Healthline
State Senate hits stalemate on universal healthcare for CaliforniaLos Angeles Times
Sacramento Bee (blog) -eMaxHealth
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:15:17 GMT
Fight Ahead Over Bold California Move to Close State-Run Youth Prisons - Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Fight Ahead Over Bold California Move to Close State-Run Youth Prisons
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
The drop in numbers of youths in state custody is due in part to a decline in juvenile crime in California, but also to state legislation in 2007 that blocked counties from sending nonviolent youth offenders to state-run detention centers.

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:49:28 GMT
Wash. lawmakers consider race-based voting rules - The Seattle Times

Wash. lawmakers consider race-based voting rules
The Seattle Times
(January 26, 2012, by ewagggin) MORE Why are so many Washington State laws being modeled after California law? We all see... (January 26, 2012, by cringer70) MORE Washington state lawmakers heard testimony Thursday on legislation to make it easier for ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:20:24 GMT
CA Governor: Kill Pets To Save Money (TAKE ACTION) - Global Animal

CA Governor: Kill Pets To Save Money (TAKE ACTION)
Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS/TAKE ACTION) CALIFORNIA — Saving a life costs money, and California Governor Brown doesn't want to spend any more. The state of California currently has legislation that requires shelters to allow adequate time for animals to be adopted ...
Hayden Shelter Campaign Invokes "Sutter"NBC Los Angeles

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:03:21 GMT