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Will California ban involuntary servitude?

Note: The newsletter will pause until Tuesday for the Juneteenth holiday. Thursday was a day of emotion and controversy at the California State Capitol — illuminating some of the issues likely to gain even more political intensity with just a month and a half left in the legislative session and the November general election looming […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 6월 17, 2022

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Will California gun laws go national?

On Thursday morning, Democratic lawmakers gathered at the western steps of the state Capitol to commemorate victims of gun violence and orate on the need for tougher gun laws — both in California and nationally.  Whatever fissures erupted into public view earlier this week in an Assembly leadership fight, almost all California Democrats seem to […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 6월 3, 2022

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Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids

A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 5월 27, 2022

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Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?

On Thursday, the country was still reeling from the mass murder of 19 elementary school children in Texas. In San Jose, survivors and their families commemorated the first anniversary of the San Jose railyard massacre that left nine shot dead. And in Sacramento, the California Legislature pushed forward what may be the most far-reaching pieces […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 5월 27, 2022

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After Texas shooting: A call to ‘advance our resolve’

Note: This is CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher filling in for Emily Hoeven while she enjoys a well-deserved vacation.  Buffalo. Boulder. Aurora. Las Vegas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Sutherland Springs. Poway. Parkland. Sandy Hook. At a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom rattled off a list of towns that have become tragic metonyms of our […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 5월 26, 2022

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California advances gun control bills amid Texas school massacre

Note: My amazing colleague Ben Christopher will be guest hosting the newsletter through June 3. I’ll see you on Monday, June 6 — just in time for California’s primary election! As news traveled around the country Tuesday of a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 22 dead — including 19 […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 5월 25, 2022

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Inside one of the Capitol’s most secretive processes

There wasn’t a lot of light on what state lawmakers got up to on Thursday — literally. First, there was the power outage that swept across downtown Sacramento, delaying the start of the Assembly and Senate’s floor sessions. But it would have been understandable if you were left in the dark even after the electricity […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 5월 20, 2022

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To reduce gun violence, start at the local level

Rather than ask what legislators can do, we should turn to residents in the most affected communities for ways to reduce gun violence.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 27, 2022

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The politics of violence: Will Sacramento shootings influence attorney general’s race?

The recent shootings that killed six in downtown Sacramento underscore the criminal justice divide in the race for California’s attorney general.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 4월 13, 2022

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After Sacramento shooting, a state prison release proposal is even more contentious

CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. Good morning, California. It’s Monday, April 11. This is political reporter Ben Christopher filling in for Emily Hoeven, who will be back with you Tuesday. Timing is everything. Since the early months of the […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 4월 11, 2022