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Friday legislative update

January 22, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Week of January 18th
Below is a summary of what happened this week with bills that CALCASA is tracking through the state legislature. The list includes bills that CALCASA is sponsoring, supporting and watching. We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text.

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Friday legislative update

January 15, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Week of January 11th
Below is a summary of what happened this week with bills that CALCASA is tracking through the state legislature. The list includes bills that CALCASA is sponsoring, supporting and watching. We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text.
Assembly Public Safety
AB 588 (Portantino) Sexual assault crimes.
CALCASA Position:

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Weekly news update: Week of January 4th

January 4, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Schwarzenegger sets the bar high for his last year in office
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made it sound easy to fix California when he first ran for governor, but his last six years have proved otherwise.
He took office in 2003 on a promise to “end the crazy deficit spending” and change state government as we knew it.
As

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Franken’s amendment survives

December 16, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this year, Sen. Franken introduced an amendment (S.2588) to the FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill that would restrict funding to defense contractors who commit employees to mandatory binding arbitration in the case of sexual assault. The legislation, endorsed by 61 women’s, labor and public interest groups, was inspired by the story of Jamie Leigh Jones.
The

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 23rd

November 30, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Statement by Vice President Biden on the 10th Anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
“Violence against women is found in every culture around the world. It is one of our most pervasive global problems, yet it is preventable.  When gang rape is a weapon of war, when women are beaten

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 16th

November 23, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

CDC Awards Vital Prevention Funding to National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape $1.5 million dollars per year for three years to continue funding its National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC).
The CDC has funded the NSVRC since 2000 to serve as the

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