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Friday Policy Update

June 3, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

Week of May 30, 2011 Below is a summary of actions filed on legislation that CALCASA is currently tracking as of May 30th. The list includes bills that CALCASA is supporting and opposing. We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text. Help CALCASA push our legislative agenda by signing up and Taking

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Your advocacy = policy success!

June 3, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

In March, CALCASA and the CA Partnership to End Domestic Violence invited advocates from across California to come to the Capitol and urge legislators to support our statewide policy priorities. As a reminder, here is the list of our priority legislation: AB 322 (Portantino) Rape Kit Backlog: This bill originally would have set hard deadlines

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Friday Policy Update

April 15, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

Week of April 11, 2011 Below is a summary of actions filed on legislation that CALCASA is currently tracking as of April 11th. The list includes bills that CALCASA is supporting and opposing. We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text. Visit our Legislation Agenda page to view all bills being

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Friday Policy Update

April 8, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

Week of April 4, 2011 Below is a summary of actions filed on legislation that CALCASA is currently tracking as of April 4th. The list includes bills that CALCASA is supporting and opposing. We included links to each bill, so that you can read the text. Visit our Legislation Agenda page to view all bills being

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President Obama’s 2012 Budget for Violence Against Women programs

February 16, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

On Monday February 14, President Barack Obama released his 2012 Budget Proposal that includes cuts and eliminations to over 200 federal programs, makes strategic investments to increase economic productivity, promote innovation, and sets the United States on a long-term course to reduce the long-term deficit. CALCASA and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV)

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2009-2010 Legislative session wrap-up

October 8, 2010

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

Legislative business continued in September despite the record-setting budget impasse. Policymakers introduced a whopping 5,328 bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments that resulted in 1,835 being chaptered in the law, 556 being vetoed by the governor, with the remainder dying off through legislative procedures. CALCASA monitored close to 170 bills. CALCASA worked closely with our state

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