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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Civil Rights

Un nuevo informe revela que el gasto per cápita de los californianos en aplicación de la ley ha aumentado un 52% desde 1990. (Pixel-Shot/Adobestock)
Informe: Agencias policiales gastan más y resuelven menos delitos

Un nuevo informe muestra que, a pesar del gasto récord en la aplicación de la ley en California, la tasa de resolución - es decir…

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A new report finds that Californians' per-capita spending on law enforcement has risen by 52% since 1990. (Pixel-Shot/Adobestock)
Report: Police agencies spending more, solving fewer crimes

A new report shows that despite record spending on law enforcement in California, the clearance rate - that is the rate of crimes solved - was the …

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Treinta y cinco estados exigen que los votantes presenten una identificación en el lugar de votación; California no lo hace. (Vesperstock/Adobestock)
CA aprueba recolección de firmas para iniciativa electoral sobre ID de votantes

Los partidarios de una iniciativa electoral propuesta para exigir una identificación gubernamental para votar acaban de obtener la aprobació…

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Thirty-five states require voters to present an ID at the polling place; California does not. (Adobe Stock)
CA approves signature gathering for ballot initiative on voter ID

Backers of a proposed ballot initiative to require government ID to vote have just gotten state approval to start gathering signatures. A group …

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El sistema penitenciario del estado de California tiene un presupuesto de más de $14 mil millones este año. (Karenfoleyfoto/Adobestock)
Con éxito programas financiados por Proposición 47 para reducir la reincidencia

Nuevos datos muestran que un programa del condado de Los Ángeles para ayudar a las personas a reintegrarse a la sociedad después del encarce…

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The California state prison system has a budget of more than $14 billion this year. (Karenfoleyphoto/Adobestock)
Prop 47-funded programs to reduce recidivism find success

New data show that a Los Angeles County program to help people reintegrate into society after incarceration is significantly reducing crime - a progra…

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Conservative legal groups are calling for a constitutional convention as early as 2025. (Kasia Biel/Adobestock)
Progressives call push to change Constitution 'risky'

Progressive groups are speaking out against the idea of a constitutional convention, warning it could be used to impose conservative policies on …

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Grupos legales conservadores piden una convención constitucional tan pronto como en 2025. (Kasia Biel/Adobestock)
Progresistas califican de 'arriesgada' la presión para cambiar la Constitución

Los grupos progresistas se están pronunciando en contra de la idea de una convención constitucional. Advierten de que podría …

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Peter Sussman is among three patients with disabilities who have asked to intervene in a lawsuit challenging California's End of Life Option Act. (Nancy Rubin)
Advocates ask to intervene in CA medical aid-in-dying case, request dismissal

California's medical aid-in-dying law is back in court. Three patients with disabilities and two doctors are asking to intervene in a lawsuit …

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Peter Sussman es uno de los tres pacientes con discapacidad que han solicitado intervenir en una demanda contra la Ley de Opción Final de Vida de California. (Nancy Rubin)
CA Defensores piden intervención en caso de ayuda médica al morir y solicitan desestimación

La ley de ayuda médica al morir de California vuelve a los tribunales. Tres pacientes con discapacidad y dos médicos están pidiendo …

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The City of San Bernardino recently agreed to a settlement requiring that the city update its plans to build more affordable housing and scrap its Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program. (Matt Gush)
Two CA Cities Repeal Crime-Free Multi-Housing Programs

In the past week, two California cities - Riverside and San Bernardino - have repealed most of their "Crime-Free Multi-Housing" programs, which were …

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La ciudad de San Bernardino estableció recientemente un acuerdo que exige que la ciudad actualice sus planes para construir viviendas más asequibles y elimine su Programa de Viviendas Múltiples Libre de Crimen. (Matt Gush)
Dos ciudades derogan programas de viviendas múltiples libres de delitos en CA

La semana pasada, dos ciudades de California - Riverside y San Bernardino - derogaron la mayoría de sus programas de "Viviendas Múltiples …

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