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Violence Against Women Act reauthorization

February 2, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a major step forward in the process towards renewing a piece of legislation which has transformed the work of victim advocates as well as the lives of sexual and domestic violence survivors. First passed in 1994 (and later reauthorized in

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Public Policy Update – October 2011

October 24, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

This month, CALCASA is celebrating two state-level policy wins with SB 534 and AB 898, both of which will have a positive impact on the work of our members. In addition to these state-level issues, we are working to support several federal policy issues such as the Public Health Block Grant, Sexual Assault Service Program

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Friday Policy Update – Week of June 27th

July 1, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

Week of June 27, 2011 Below is a summary of actions filed on legislation that CALCASA is currently tracking as of June 27th. 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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Friday Policy Update – Week of June 20th

June 24, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

Week of June 20, 2011 Below is a summary of actions filed on legislation that CALCASA is currently tracking as of June 20th. 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 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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