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July 14, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Sharon Runner (1954-2016)

According to an article in the Sacramento Bee, Senator Sharon Runner has died. Runner, the 99th woman to serve in the California State Legislature, served in the Assembly from 2002-2008 and in the State Senate from 2011-2012 and 2015-2016. Sharon Runner held an interesting spot in California history, being the first person elected to the State […]

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

July 3, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Best Parody Twitter Accounts of the Capitol

Humans are human. It’s because of this that life in and around the California capitol has inspired some great comedy over the years. In recent years, some of the best comedy has come in the form of real-time tweets from a handful of parody accounts by people in and around the Building. This isn’t a comprehensive […]

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

June 30, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Behold! The 2016 California’s Legislature has Arrived!

There is exciting news this week in the world of California legislative publications that you can get for free (admittedly, as a resident, this world isn’t that large)… the arrival of the 2016 edition of California’s Legislature from the Assembly Chief Clerk’s office. The core of the book is the hundreds of pages of in-depth information […]

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

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