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Government 3.0: Shiny tech meets rusty system – part 1

March 30, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Do you ever get the feeling that the government is driving a 1972 Ford Pinto (Squeak!  Sputter!  Grind!) in a 2010 Tesla Roadster World (Zoom!  Swoosh!  Zip!)? I will let you in on a little (but open) secret: Government is embracing new interactive and social technologies and strategies, but at a much slower rate than almost

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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