State bill narrows offshore airport study scope
SACRAMENTO The Senate Local Government Committee approved the amended AB 2777 by Assemblyman Mike Cullen to direct the State Office of Planning and Research to cooperate with federal and local governments on California airport needs. The originally proposed three by five mile offshore airport study was scaled back to statewide concerns and reduces controversy over environmental impact.
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Mike Cullen
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Cullen
Assembly
Southern California Association of Governments
Assembly kills Reagan plan for ecological superagency
In California the Assembly rejected Gov. Reagan's environmental superagency plan on a party line vote 41-27 sending the proposal back to committee for study. Assemblyman Mike Cullen cited the plan as inadequate as Democrats backed the motion. Reagan criticized lawmakers as petty politicos for killing his plan.
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Nurse choice on abortions approved by Legislature
Sacramento UPI report says the Legislature approved a bill to bar doctors or hospitals from forcing a nurse to participate in an abortion. The bill, authored by James Hayes of Long Beach, passed the Senate after earlier House action. One vote against came from Sen. Anthony Beilenson. The measure would punish employers who compel participation by a nurse who has filed a written statement citing moral, ethical, or religious beliefs.
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Beverly Hills
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Eureka
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Newport Beach
UPI
Reagan
James Hayes
Long Beach
Anthony Beilsenson
Hayes angered by stall in overhaul of courts
California legislators blocked a major court reform plan by a split vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Assemblyman James A. Hayes pitched merging state courts into a single system under the Judicial Council, but opponents led by the council argued the plan was premature and unworkable. A study by a consulting firm due December was urged, with reforms likely next session. Hayes pressed that the merger could save taxpayers hundreds of millions and reduce the need for new judges, while opponents warned of drafting flaws and implementation risks.
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D-Compton
Sacramento
California
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James A. Hayes
Long Beach
State Judicial Council
Hayes
Judicial Council
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Los Angeles
Judge backs state on welfare kin role reform
A Sacramento County judge refused to halt the implementation of welfare reform requiring relatives and stepfathers to support recipients. He issued a temporary restraining order for three plaintiffs and set October 1 for a possible permanent order. The ruling comes after welfare rights groups challenged the plan as part of a series of lawsuits.
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San Mateo
Reagan vetoes VD instruction bill on parental consent
Governor Reagan vetoed a measure to exempt general disease education from parental consent requirements for sex education classes. He supported general disease education due to epidemic concerns but argued parents should retain prerogative over such courses.
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Reagan
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