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Weekly News Update: Week of October 19th

October 26, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Restore Funding to State’s Domestic Violence Shelters Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SBX3 13 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose) to restore $16.3 million of state funding to support California domestic violence shelters. “I want to congratulate the many groups that put victims first and came together to find this

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Weekly News Update: Week of October 12th

October 19, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

End of Session Legislative Wrap-Up October 11th marked the last day for Governor Schwarzenegger to sign or veto legislation that had made its way to his desk. After a long session fraught with protracted battles over the budget deficit, water and other divisive issues, many associations and institutions are counting themselves among the lucky few

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Weekly News Update: Week of October 5th

October 12, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

CSG Justice Center Launches National Reentry Resource Center From The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center Earlier this week, The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announced its launch of the National Reentry Resource Center—an unprecedented initiative to advance the safe and successful return of individuals from prisons and jails to their communities.

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Weekly News Update: Week of September 28th

October 5, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and across the country, advocates are joining health care providers, business leaders, policy makers, faith-based groups, college students and others at events and activities designed to educate the public about domestic and sexual violence.

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Weekly News Update: Week of September 21st

September 28, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Legislature sends CALCASA bills to the governor’s desk The Legislature passed many of CALCASA’s priority support bills before the end-of-session deadline. The following is a summary of CALCASA supported bills that have been chaptered. California Statutes are the Chaptered Bills. A bill is “chaptered” by the Secretary of State after it has passed through both

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Weekly News Update: Week of September 14th

September 21, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

The Best Question from the Last Two Weeks The tragedy of the Jaycee Dugard case has (rightly) resulted in quite a bit of media attention and interest.  At this early stage, reliable facts are just starting to emerge – despite the volume of coverage and conversation.  The paucity of new information, however, hasn’t stopped more

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