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Senate passes bill to ban sexual orientation change therapy from minors

May 30, 2012

The California Senate today voted 23-13 to prohibit minors from receiving therapy aimed at changing their sexual orientation. Senate Bill 1172 by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, now heads to the

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Stem Cell Miracles and Campaign Promises : Thomas-Trounson vs. Hiltzik of the Times

The Proposition 71 campaign of 2004, which has filled the coffers of more than 500 researchers and institutions with $1.4 billion, was the subject today of a discussion about miracles. Specifically did the campaign promise miracles? The story...

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California Senate passes disclosure bill for public companies

May 30, 2012

The California state Senate passed a bill Wednesday to require public companies to release the names of their five most highly compensated retirees. Senate Bill 1208, by Sen. Mark Leno,

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Commissioner set to unveil plan to cut lawmaker pay 5 percent

May 30, 2012

It's official: The proposal is in writing and set for a vote -- a 5 percent pay cut for Gov. Jerry Brown, all California legislators and state constitutional officers from

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Bill prohibiting regulation of Internet-based phones passes CA Senate

May 30, 2012

A bill that prohibits the regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol by the Public Utilities Commission passed 30-6 in the state Senate today. Senate Bill 1161, by Sen. Alex Padilla,

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Senate OK’s measure aimed at increasing flu vaccination rates

May 30, 2012

Legislation to require nurses, doctors and other hospital staff who decline to get a flu shot to wear a mask while working passed 23-9 in the California Senate today. Supporters

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‘Middle-class scholarship’ passes Assembly; funding unclear

May 30, 2012

Legislation to provide nearly a billion dollars in middle-class college and university scholarships passed the Assembly on Wednesday, but lawmakers have not yet taken up a companion bill to provide

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Measure to expand unpaid family leave rights clears Assembly

May 30, 2012

Legislation to expand workers' right to take unpaid leave to care for seriously ill family members was passed Wednesday by the Assembly.. Assembly Bill 2039 passed largely along party lines,

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Assembly passes bill to offer state-issued replica license plates

May 30, 2012

Call it deja vu all over again. Taking a page from the past, the Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow motorists to obtain state-issued license plates that replicate those

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