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California governor signs bail reform; gun control measures advance
August 30, 2018When Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10, the California Bail Reform Act, on Aug. 28, the state took a step no other state has yet taken.
Read moreGOP guest worker (zombie bill) lives on
July 3, 2018The Republican effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill went down in flames for the second time in a month.
Read moreNew farm bill contains sneak attack on environment with toxic pesticides
May 15, 2018If fish could wail, they would scream over the lethal powers granted to the U.S. EPA, in part of the draft farm bill recently rolled out.
Read moreThis week in history: Fair housing becomes the law of the land
April 9, 2018The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex.
Read moreMichigan Senate passes bills inspired by Larry Nassar sexual abuse case
March 16, 2018Justice for the several hundred victims of Larry Nassar now rests in the hands of the Michigan House.
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