A bill to bar suspension of students for low-level behavior issues known as "willful defiance" in California’s public schools through 12th grade passed both houses in the Legislature this week.
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California is set to pass the country’s first legislation that aims to increase diversity in venture capital. SB 54 passed the state Senate with a vote of 32-8; next, it will go to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bill requires venture capital firms operating in California to report the diversity breakdown of the founders they fund to the state; this includes reporting on the gender and ethnic and racial background of the founders, in addition to the dollar amount given to them.
The most important legislation addressing the global climate change threat this year has almost wound its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, with the next key milestone being the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday. Senate Bill 233, by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Oakland, would mandate that electric vehicles sold in California be “bidirectional” by 2030.
More than 90% of doctors in the United States report that their patients have had care delayed because they have to wait on an insurance company to approve it.
With over half of American women in a 2023 poll stating that they’ve felt embarrassed about their period at some point, it is no surprise that there is a lack of discourse on menstrual cycle advocacy in governments across the country.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Oakland, chair of the LWC, said that over half of women killed by gun violence are killed by intimate partners or family members. When in a domestic violence situation, the "presence of a gun" puts women at an increased risk of homicide by 500 percent.
California lawmakers should support legislation to require backup power capability as a standard feature. Senate Bill 233, by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), would require that all new electric vehicles sold in California have two-way charging capability starting in model year 2030.
Those college athletes who benefit from the name/image/likeness revolution have state senator Nancy Skinner to thank.