legislation
Crunch: Lawmakers must tackle big-ticket legislation through end of December
November 29, 2021Keeping the government running, Build Back Better, debt ceiling lift, voting rights, immigration rights, and more on the agenda.
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Biden, unions, progressives condemn GOP defeat of voting rights
October 21, 2021GOP Leader McConnell threatens to plunge Senate into a “nuclear winter” if Dems move on ditching the filibuster to salvage voting rights.
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Governor signs California’s Momnibus Act, to reduce racial disparities
October 15, 2021Bill is designed to reduce glaring racial disparities in maternal and infant deaths in the state.
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Now on Newsom’s desk: social justice, ethnic studies, worker protections, and payments
September 17, 2021Some 900 bills improving conditions for the majority in California await the governor’s signature.
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Infrastructure bill: What’s in and out and who almost sank it
August 5, 2021GOP “poison pill” almost killed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
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