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May 9, 2012 By Alex Vassar

How to Increase Civic Participation

Because civic participation is important, legislators have tried a number of ideas to get citizens more involved in the legislative process. Some of the more creative ideas have been; Capital Fellows Program – Started in 1957 as the Ford Foundation Fellowship, the California State Assembly Fellowship Program is one of the nation’s oldest and most […]

Filed Under: Current Research, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

May 7, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Alejo Proposes on Assembly Floor

The JoinCalifornia biography for Assemblyman Luis Alejo has been updated to reflect his proposal today to Karina Cervantez on the Assembly Floor. Articles: SacBee CapitolAlert & San Jose Mercury News

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly

May 5, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Incumbents Facing Challenges

At least four incumbents are facing challenging primary opponents. Although usually a rare occurrence (there have only been two incumbents defeated in primaries in the last decade), the combination of new district lines and the top-two primary have made this a potentially record-breaking year. In fact, the last time California saw more than two incumbents […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, ElectionVolunteer, JoinCalifornia, Redistricting, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

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