2006 News Articles
AB 1147 (Industrial Hemp):
January 17, 2006
Industrial hemp's time has come
July 17, 2006
Bill's Authors Are Trying to Rope In Support for Hemp
August 5, 2006
Hemp issue crops up in O.C.
August 4, 2006
Hemp -- myth and possibility
August 28, 2006
California Seeks to Clear Hemp of a Bad Name
AB 2488 & AB 2489 (Foster Youth):
January 31, 2006
Hear the foster youth
April 11, 2006
Fostering solutions
April 17, 2006
Foster youth would get free tuition in new bill
April 27, 2006
The essence of real reform
July 14, 2006
At last, a bridge to higher ed
July 25, 2006
Struggling to Pull Shattered Family Together
August 13, 2006
Sade's story -- lessons for all
AB 2927 (CA Public Records Act):
March 19, 2006
As We See It: Government secrecy rampant
April 23, 2006
Legislation would bolster open records
AB 2946 (Intiative Reform):
July 21, 2006
Lawmakers try to reform signature gathering
Bills would outlaw per-signature bounties, give voters more
Prison Reform
August 8, 2006
Governor's prison plan criticized
For those joining in gay marriages today, the road from outlaw status to respectability was paved in the Legislature over three decades.
From decriminalizing sex between same-sex couples, to outlawing job discrimination against homosexuals, to adding gay members to the legislative roster, the government has been taking steps, measure-by-measure, that have led to gay couples joining hands in marriage ceremonies across the state.
