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California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills
SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...
Tags: Media Industry, Google Inc., Theft, Politics, Zynga Inc.
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Senate backs misdemeanor charges for heroin, cocaine possession
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he...
Tags: Jim Nielsen, Ted Gaines, Mark Leno, Alex Padilla, Crimes
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Key state Senate committee backs mattress recycling bill
SACRAMENTO — A key state Senate committee has blessed a compromise among bedding manufacturers, environmentalists and local governments about how best to keep about 2 million used mattresses a year from being dumped on California streets or into...
Tags: Consumers, Parties and Movements, Mark Leno, Furnishings and Furniture Industry, Politics
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Payday lending bill stalls in Sacramento
A California bill that would restrict the number of payday loans to any one borrower failed an initial vote in a key banking committee in Sacramento on Wednesday. Senate Bill 515 received five no votes from members of the Senate Banking and Financial...
Tags: Business Institutions, Politics, Financial and Business Services, Elections
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Bill would limit number of payday loans to any one borrower
A bill before the California Legislature would restrict the number of payday loans to any one borrower — an attempt to break the "debt cycle" that ensnares some of the state's poorest residents. Senate Bill 515 would bar the high-cost, short-...
Tags: Consumers, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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California Senate calls on Congress to change immigration laws
A watered-down resolution calling for Congress to "repair" the nation's "historically broken" immigration laws won bipartisan support by the state Senate on Monday. The Senate voted 32 to 0 to support Senate Joint Resolution 8 by Sen. Lou Correa (D-...Tags: Bob Huff, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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It's time to bring transparency to back-room legislating
SACRAMENTO — Imagine a lawmaker being allowed to read a proposed law before voting on it. For that matter — and this seems like a stretch — try to envision the public being offered an opportunity to express its view on a bill before...Tags: Lois Wolk, Politics, Mark DeSaulnier, Kristin Olsen, Republican Party
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Cal lawmakers propose 72-hour posting of bills before final votes
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Activists gather to push for plastic bag ban
The massive inflatable turtle shifted in the breeze that whipped across the Huntington Beach Pier on Monday afternoon, looking large and restless enough to crawl across the walkway for a hearty meal at Ruby's Diner. The environmental activists who set up...
Tags: Julia Brownley, Tom Harman, Business
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Will the state Senate vote to stop bullet train in its tracks?
PolitiCalAfter nearly two decades of debate, the decision to move ahead on the California high-speed rail project will come down to a state Senate vote on Friday afternoon that could be decided by one or two members.... -
Sen. Wright cancels hearing on his Internet poker bill
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Internet poker bill faces long odds, senator says
PolitiCalState Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) said late Tuesday that he would continue negotiations to try and reach a compromise on legalizing Internet poker in California, but he estimated the odds of success this year are "less than 50-50."...
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