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Posted inPolitics

COVID’s Influence: How the Pandemic Reshaped California Politics in 2020

by CALmatters October 6th, 2020December 16th, 2020

It’s not easy to get work done during a pandemic. Even for the fortunate who kept their pre-pandemic jobs, productivity has taken it on the chin in 2020. The same goes for those in the lawmaking business. In March, just days after the governor instructed all Californians to shelter in their homes, legislators left Sacramento […]

Posted inDaily Digest

The Myth of Objectivity; a White House Move to a Herd-Immunity Strategy? Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: Aug. 31, 2020

by Jimmy Boegle August 31st, 2020December 16th, 2020
Posted inDaily Digest

The New Reopening Guidelines, Explained; Rapid COVID-19 Tests Get OK’d—Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: Aug. 28, 2020

by Jimmy Boegle August 28th, 2020December 16th, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Killed Bills: The California Legislature Squelches a Number of Popular Proposals as the Session’s End Draws Near

by CALmatters September 4th, 2019December 16th, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Dem Domination: After This Year’s Elections, the California Legislature Is Many Different Shades of Blue

by CALmatters November 15th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Posted inCannabis in the CV

Cannabis in the CV: Seventeen Cannabis-Related Bills Have a Chance of Becoming Law This Year; Here’s a Primer

by Charles Drabkin August 14th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Two Sets of Standards: Sexual-Harassment Claims Show How the Legislature Often Exempts Itself From Laws It Imposes on Others

by CALmatters November 22nd, 2017December 16th, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Influence 101: Big Oil Puts Democratic Lawmakers-Turned-Lobbyists Through the Revolving Door

by CALmatters October 10th, 2017December 16th, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Bills Die a Quiet Death: Legislators Kill Off Legislation—Some Popular, Some Controversial—Using the ‘Suspense File’

by CALmatters September 11th, 2017December 16th, 2020

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