The U.S. Supreme Court released it’s finding in National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224) this morning. In the decision, the court found that AB 2098 (2008) by Paul Krekorian, which require the immediate euthanization of any nonambulatory animal, violated Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). The FMIA includes a preemption clause (§678) which precludes states from imposing requirements that are […]
Blakeslee Attempts Veto Override
During the Senate floor session today, State Senator Sam Blakeslee brought up one of his bills in order to attempt a veto override. The override of SB 356 (2011), vetoed in September by Governor Brown, failed on a 13-22 vote. Although veto-overrides are threatened on occasion, it has been more than 30 years since the legislature […]
Primary Candidate Tracking Report (1/19/2012)
There are currently 166 candidates for Congress and 320 candidates for the State Legislature in the 2012 Primary Election who are currently being tracked in preparation for updating the JoinCalifornia database. Congress (53 Seats; 166 Candidates) 85 Democrats 73 Republicans 3 Libertarians 2 Greens 2 Independents/No Party Preference State Senate (20 Seats; 52 Candidates) 30 […]
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