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WEBby CHRIS MICHELI posted 09.06.2024. Members of the state and federal judiciary branches play a role in the California lawmaking process as a part of our government’s system of “checks and balances.”. When California statutes or regulations are legally challenged, for example, then the state or federal court that makes a determination ...
Auditor slams state mental-health system, revives Laura’s Law
WEBAug 6, 2020 · But the “community care” touted to replace them never materialized. Howle excoriated the state’s failure to provide adequate or even minimal follow-up care to those detained on LPS “holds,” who frequently end up in overcrowded hospital emergency rooms, where they too often languish without substantive – or any – treatment.
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‘Laura’s Law’ okayed in 30 counties - Capitol Weekly
WEBJun 17, 2021 · Battling stigma, misconceptions and heartache, family members and mental-health policy experts have slogged through decades of controversy to convince legislators and local officials that supporting court-ordered intensive treatment – “Laura’s Law” in California — was not a return to the notoriously abusive system of state mental hospitals, where thousands of people were ...
CA 120: California’s confusing primary voting process explained
WEBEven if former President Donald Trump stays on the California Republican primary ballot, there will be more than a quarter-million voters who have previously voted in a Republican Presidential primary who won’t find him on their ballot. And over 650,000 voters who previously voted in the Democratic primary who won’t find President Joe Biden on theirs.
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New Senate leader announces leadership team, committee …
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · New Senate pro Tem Mike McGuire announced his Senate Democratic Leadership Team and committee membership assignments for the 2024 Legislative year. The Senate Rules Committee will ratify the committee memberships next Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
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WEBCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Former California State Assemblymember and current Fair Political Practices Commissioner Catharine Baker has been appointed director of the newly opened University of California Student and Policy Center, UC’s hub in Sacramento, located just steps from the state capitol. Baker will lead public programming and outreach, aimed at introducing UC students and faculty into ...
Mental health care: From the snake pit to the streets
WEBJan 28, 2020 · “The state hospitals went from 35,000 to 5,000, and the community was expected to deal with it, without the expertise or the resources,” Dr. Stephen Mayberg, who then headed the state Department of Mental Health, …
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