California Wins Approval to Test Reagan Welfare Proposals
HEW approved 38 Reagan welfare planks for California allowing testing of tighter eligibility, flat grants, and limits on funding. Proposals include work requirements, court-ordered income attachments, looser welfare record sharing, and liens on elderly homes. Dispute centers on copayments for medical visits and hospital stays.
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Pept. of Health, Education and Welfare
California
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Joan D. Twiname
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Twiname
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Ways and Means Committee
Alan Cranston
John V. Tunney
State Senate Approves Women Bartenders Bill
In Sacramento the all male Senate approved a Beilenson bill 30-2 to permit women to become bartenders. Beilenson argued restrictions on women behind bars are outdated while noting current limits mainly allow women as bar owners or wives to tend bars.
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Senate
Anthony C. Beilenson
Beverly Hills
Assembly
Beilenson
Assembly votes to open secret meetings rule to Legislature
Sacramento Assembly approves 54-0 to apply antisecrecy rules to its own meetings, aligning with local government since 1953. If Senate approves by two thirds, the measure heads to next year’s general election ballot, with supporters arguing it signals progress and openness.
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Sacramento
Senate
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
Bill advances to make protest damage a felony
In Sacramento a measure to criminalize vandalism and wanton destruction during demonstrations passed a key committee vote. The bill targets protest damage as a felony, signaling tougher penalties for acts of riotous or intentional destruction tied to protests.
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Sacramento
Bank of America urges income tax shift for state finances
The Focus Report urged state and local governments to rely on income and profits taxes rather than sales and property taxes to spur growth. Assembly member Leo T. McCarthy proposed making malicious mischief a felony if damage exceeds 500, and the committee raised the felony threshold to 500 for theft and bad checks. A thief damaged a door at Boyer Trailer Sales on Long Beach Blvd stealing a radio TV and keys.
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Bank of America
Leo T. McCarthy
Boyer Trailer Sales
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach
State to Try Experimental Region for Welfare Proposal
A proposal aims to designate the state as an experimental region to test its own welfare program. The plan envisions localized policies and pilot projects to assess impact and feasibility before broader adoption.
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Fare Plans Considered When and If Received
Twiname states that fare plans will be reviewed only when the plans are received. The remark signals conditional consideration and no immediate action. Further details or timelines were not provided in the remarks.
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