Welfare rolls show 11th consecutive April drop in California
California welfare officials announced April caseload fell to 2,149,400, an 11,700 decrease from March, marking the 11th drop in 13 months. Officials credit Reagan era reforms for saving hundreds of millions, while noting the biggest decline occurred in families with employed fathers. Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke and Assembly members touted ongoing improvements. A separate bill passed 56-5 exempts nuts from sales taxes, moving to the Senate.
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Reagan
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Move to legalize pot gains in California
California moves forward toward legalizing marijuana with two-thirds of needed signatures certified. Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr. reports 231,371 signatures certified after the initial filing period, aiming for 325,504 to qualify for the November ballot. The measure would bar criminal punishment or loss of rights for those 19 or older who plant cultivate harvest process possess or use marijuana.
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Sacramento
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Flournoy Pushes State Property Tax For Schools
United Press International reports State Controller Houston I. Flournoy urged a statewide property tax to fund public education. He said it would replace part of local taxes, equalize funding, and address unequal opportunities. Also, State Superintendent Wilson Riles called for more money in elementary education and proposed a $351 million five year early education plan to start at age four and reach third grade by six.
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Price-post bill killed by California Assembly
The Assembly killed a major bill targeting the state’s half billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. Democratic Assemblyman Harvey Johnson of Monte would have required all drugstores in California to post prices of the 100 most commonly used prescription drugs.
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Reagan life insurance plan faces Senate setback
Gov. Reagan faced a new setback as his $7 million life insurance plan for state employees was rejected by the Senate Governmental Organization Committee by a 4 to 7 vote, following Assembly rejection. Unions opposed the plan, favoring expansion of the existing 12 year health insurance program.
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