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SACRAMENTO–SB 3 was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown today. The bill called for the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission, to look into the technological requirement and cost for a modern online database for campaign finance & lobbying disclosures.
Coalition urges BLM to halt Calif. leases until studies are done
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013
A broad coalition of mostly environmental and public health advocates today asked the Bureau of Land Management to cancel all oil and natural gas lease sales on federal lands in the state until after it has finished a broad analysis of the environmental impacts of drilling and the use of hydraulic fracturing.
Enrollment opened today at http://www.CoveredCA.com/
Covered California is a new marketplace where individuals, families and small businesses can now enroll for affordable health insurance to take effect January, 2014.
“Everyone should be included in our democracy” says Yee
Governor Brown: Please Sign SB 3 into Law!
The first step toward a new online campaign disclosure system
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Do you know how to look up the list of bills the LWVC supports and opposes, with their up-to-the-minute status, links to our letters on them, etc.? At this time of year, the Bill Status Report page also lists the bills that have been passed by the legislature and sent to the Governor for his signature. Visit that page to find:
SB 4 (Pavley) was passed by the Legislature and sent to Governor Brown on September 11. This bill establishes a comprehensive statutory framework—probably the strongest in the country—for regulating hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and acidization of oil and gas wells.
Fracking has been occurring without regulation in California for decades, despite evidence of harm from around the country. SB 4 provides permitting, accountability and transparency in well stimulation, including both fracking and acidization. The bill requires:
SB 4 (Pavley) was passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor on September 11. This bill establishes a framework for regulating fracking and "acidization" of oil and gas wells that is likely the strongest in the country. The League has concerns about recent amendments to the bill. Read our statement and
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