Proposition 4 aims to extend California legislature terms
California's Legislature seeks to modernize its calendar by Prop 4 moving to a two year session cycle and tightening bill timing. Propositions 6 and 7 back modernization of the State Constitution, with little opposition to 6 and 7 while Prop 4 faces major pushback from the State Chamber of Commerce, the California Taxpayers Association, and many lobbyists who argue machinery needs changes, not operators.
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California Taxpayers’ Association
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Aid-parents law appeal heard in California Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO California Rural Legal Assistance attorney argued the Welfare Reform Act of 1971 requires 700000 adult children to support welfare recipients, a clause deemed unconstitutional. Peter Doppelman of San Francisco urged the court the law discriminates against poor people and families. The state defended the measure as historic, tracing it to 1600 English law. No decision announced.
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Nuclear plant site study starts in Mendocino area
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it will begin seismic investigations at Pi Arena to further evaluate the Mendocino nuclear power plant site. PG&E maintains the site remains suitable despite questions raised by the U S Geological Survey and criticism from conservationists over environmental and earthquake risks near an offshore fault.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Pi, Arena
Mendocino
Pg&e
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Unwanted paint job spares Thames span firms
GROTON Connecticut agencies report a new Thames River span was unintentionally coated in bright yellow enamel Tuesday. Businesses nearby complained the wind blew the spray onto their cars, creating an unsightly paint mishap and prompting cleanup concerns.
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Constitutional Revision Proposal Opposed By Senator Whetmore
The article notes the 1963 Constitutional Revision Commission and bipartisan support for Proposition 7 to align voting laws with the federal constitution and court rulings. It states the voting age would be 18 while residence and language rules stay, with Senator James E. Whetmore of Fullerton opposing, arguing voting requirements should be fixed in the Constitution, not left to legislative or judicial change.
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Constitutional Revision Commission
James E. Whetmore
Fullerton
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