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September 22, 2013 By Alex Vassar

A Nice Interim

This year saw a remarkably calm end of the year in the Legislature. Compared to other years, the final week of the 2013 legislative year included some moderately late nights, but nothing too crazy. Assemblyman Jonathan J. Hollibaugh died one day after the end of the 1953 Regular Session. After packing his belongings into his […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

September 18, 2013 By Alex Vassar

Voter Turnout in the SD-26 Special Election

Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell easily won Tuesday’s special election in Senate District 26. In fact, according to the latest numbers from the Los Angeles County Registrar, Mitchell received 80.65% of the vote. But here’s the other important statistic from the election; Mitchell won her Senate seat with 17,121 votes (and counting), which is less than […]

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

September 5, 2013 By Alex Vassar

End of Session 2013 Arrives

The busiest time of year at the State Capitol, end of session, has arrived. During the next seven days, the Legislature will wrap up work for the year, passing several hundred bills. Another couple hundred will be passed over; either to die or try again next year as a second year bill. This is the […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Editorial, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

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