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New legislation targets California Millennial vote
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Millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000, make up the fastest growing and most diverse generation in history. By the 2020 presidential election, by which time all members of this generation will be of voting age, Millennials will represent nearly 40 percent of all eligible voters nationwide.

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The dynamics of governing Open Data
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As public agencies are being pushed to release more data, a report from the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) looks at what governments should consider before implementing transparency initiatives to ensure efforts have a valuable impact on good governance and public utility.

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Gender gap in the California Legislature widening, not closing
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A record number of women are serving in the 113th Congress in our nation’s capitol: 20 in the Senate and 78 in the House of Representatives. While women made historic gains at the federal level during the last election, however, women actually lost ground at the state level in California.

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Video: Redistricting quirk leaves some unrepresented, others with two state senators
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A quirk resulting from the 2011 redistricting process has left nearly 4 million Californians without an elected representative in the state’s upper legislative chamber for the next two years, while others are temporarily represented by two state senators.

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New California Senate Bill 113 would encourage teen voter pre-registration
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The legislation, introduced by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), hopes to encourage teens applying for their learner’s permit or driver’s license at the DMV to pre-register to vote.

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Sunnyvale: Making police and fire services interchangeable
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As cities are still adjusting to new a fiscal reality, not even sacred cows like police and fire departments are being spared from the budget knife.

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Plan Monrovia: How one California city is making a lean budget work
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As cities are being challenged to do more with less, city officials and residents share the same goal: ensuring that limited resources are being spent wisely. In Monrovia, they are working in tandem to do just that.

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