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Heated Testimony At Capitol Over Assembly Bill Inspired By Blackfish
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Animal activists from as far as Europe came in support of an Assembly bill inspired by the documentary Blackfish. Assembly Bill 2140, called The Orca Welfare and Safety Act, was...
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California Bill Targets Third-Hand Smoke In Home Day Care Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The Assembly approved a bill Monday that would ban smoking inside home day care centers even after the children have left, a regulation that targets lingering “third-hand...
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Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that passed the Assembly with unanimous bipartisan support Thursday encourages California schools to teach students about the racial significance of Barack Obama’s...
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Airports Would Be Required To Have Lactation Rooms Under California Assembly...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The state Assembly has passed a bill requiring large airports to make accommodations for traveling mothers to pump breast milk. AB1787 advanced Wednesday on a 64-5 vote with...
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California GOP Blocks Democratic State Legislative Supermajorities In Both...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans scored a major election victory on Friday by blocking Democratic supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature after flipping an Assembly seat in the eastern...
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California Bill Would Make Cheerleading A Sport
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A proposed bill could move cheerleading from a sideshow to a sport in California high schools. The move comes as Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez is writing a bill to make the...
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California Assembly Speaker Proposes $52 Annual Fee For Road Repairs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Most California drivers would pay an extra $52 a year under a top lawmaker’s proposal for transportation funding. Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins announced plans Wednesday to...
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Assemblyman Looking For Ways To Prevent Wrong-Way Crashes After Three Fatal...
http://media.sacramento.cbslocal.com/CBSSAC_0705201517353400000AA.mp4 SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With nearly a dozen lives lost to wrong-way drivers in the span of three months, an Assemblyman is asking...
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California Assembly Committee Passes Controversial Vaccine Bill Amid...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at raising school vaccination rates after five hours of highly emotional debate. The Assembly Health Committee voted 12-6 in...
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California Assembly Considers Ways To Boost Election Turnout
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — State lawmakers have announced changes to increase voter turnout after a lackluster 2014 election. Assembly Bill 1461 would change the way Californians vote by mailing a ballot to...
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California Assembly Urges Other States To Remove Confederate Flag
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers of both parties are calling for a ban on Confederate flags displayed on federal property and state capitols. Democratic Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San...
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California Bill Would Ban Confederate Leaders’ Names for Public Places
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have advanced a bill to ban schools, parks and public property from being named after elected leaders or senior military officers of the Confederacy. The...
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California Soda Tax Fails For Eighth Time In Six Years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democratic lawmakers’ eighth attempt in six years to change Californians’ sugar habits has stalled in the state Legislature. Assemblyman Richard Bloom of Santa Monica put the...
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Immigration, Health Care Bills Advance In California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Efforts to resist President Donald Trump’s border wall, create a government-run health care system and tackle a statewide housing shortage have cleared a major hurdle in the...
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Los Angeles Voters Back At Polls To Fill Open Assembly Seat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in northeastern Los Angeles are heading to the polls yet again Tuesday for a packed primary to fill a vacant state Assembly seat. It marks the fourth election in the...
View ArticleMilitary Veterans May Get More Credit At California Community Colleges
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Veterans enrolled in California Community Colleges may get more college credit for the time they served in the military. Assembly Bill 1786 would require the Chancellor of the...
View ArticlePaying For Ballot Signatures May Soon Be Against The Law
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Paying signature-gatherers for state or local initiatives, referendums, or recall petitions may become a misdemeanor in California. Assembly Bill 1947 would make it against the law...
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California May Ban All Smartphones At Schools
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California wants all school districts to come up with smartphone policies, including banning or restricting when students can use the phones at school or on school grounds....
View ArticleCalifornia May Ban Hotels From Giving Guests Tiny Bottles Of Shampoo,...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hotels in California may no longer be able to provide guests with tiny bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, or other personal care products. Assembly Bill 1162 passed the...
View ArticleInfants Could Get To Go To Work With Their State Worker Parents
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Starting January 1, state workers may get to bring their infants to work. Assembly Bill 372 would allow state employees to bring their infants to work in order to promote...
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