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New Bills Would Benefit Farm Workers, Smart Phone Users, Clean Car Buyers

February 27, 2015 | Ben Adler

California lawmakers are introducing hundreds of bills Friday, the last day they can submit new legislation to be considered this year.

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Feds Reduce Water Allocation For California

February 27, 2015 | Amy Quinton | Bob Moffitt

The US Bureau of Reclamation says most farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will face a second year with no water from the Central Valley Project. Some farmers and cities may receive more.

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Lawmakers Consider Affordable Housing Projects

February 26, 2015

State lawmakers gathered in Los Angeles today to announce a set of proposed laws that could bring California some badly needed affordable housing projects. KPCC’s Andrea Gardner reports.

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Bill Seeks Tighter Conflict Of Interest Rules For Local Elected Officials

February 26, 2015 | Ben Adler

A California lawmaker wants to require local elected officials to recuse themselves from voting on contracts that would benefit close family members. Violators would be banned from ever again holding public office.

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Lawmaker Calling For Removal Of Swastikas Outside Sacramento Home

February 26, 2015

Lawmakers, veterans and community leaders plan to hold a news conference Thursday to call on a man to remove a display of poster-size swastikas outside his Sacramento home.

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Drug Companies Would Have to Disclose Profits, Production Costs, Under New Bill

February 25, 2015 | Pauline Bartolone

Pharmaceutical companies would be required to disclose the cost of making medications, and their profit from the drugs, under a bill introduced this week by a California lawmaker.

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Privacy Legislation Proposed To Balance New Technology

February 25, 2015 | Katie Orr

Technology is rapidly evolving and becoming more interactive. And some California lawmakers want to make sure those developments don't compromise consumer privacy.

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New Bill Would Again Make Possession Of Date Rape Drug A Felony

February 24, 2015 | Ben Adler

The possession of a date rape drug could once again be charged as a felony under a newly-introduced bill in the California Legislature. The measure would reverse a provision of Proposition 47, which voters approved last fall.

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Plastic Bag Ban Headed To Ballot

February 24, 2015 | Katie Orr

Opponents of the California state-wide plastic bag ban have collected enough signatures to put the law to a test on the ballot. The announcement was made Tuesday.

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California Lawmakers Will Examine Ways To Capture Stormwater

February 24, 2015 | Amy Quinton

The California drought has state lawmakers looking for creative and affordable ways to increase the state’s water supply. A legislative hearing Wednesday will highlight ways that could make it easier to capture stormwater.

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