CA FWD NEWS

Updated: California legislature mulling election day voter registration
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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On Thursday the Senate Appropriations Committee approved AB 1436, legislation that would allow citizens to register to vote up to and on election day. The approval sends the bill to the Senate floor for a majority vote later this month.

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CEQA reform placed on backburner until next session
 150 150 Susan Lovenburg
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Senate leader says jamming through current bill “poor policy”

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California Economy: Community colleges look to close workforce skills gap
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Dubbing the initiative “Critical Conversations,” California’s Community College system is calling on the public to talk up how to better align college training programs with the needs of the state’s varied economic regions

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California Legislature: Open data initiative to see final vote next week
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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A bill authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) would create an open data standard for electronic documents making government more transparent and accountable

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Sacramento County receives voting technology award
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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With an all-time low voter turnout for the California Primaries, many organizations and political candidates are scrambling to try to get more folks to vote.

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Farm website growing innovation in California economy
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Company helps connect consumers to family farms and their produce

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California Millennials: Gauging the class of 2016
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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While list compilers may profess to having some level of expertise on the lives of 2016ers, I carry what is essentially a PhD on the topic

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Video: Getting Californians engaged and voting
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Current and past elected leaders, business, labor and community leaders gathered to offer their thoughts and ideas on this critical topic

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