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Los Angeles County working to modernize voting machines
150 150 Ed Coghlan

A group called Verified Voting works to make sure that not only do people have the ability to vote but that it is properly counted when they do. They are currently working with Los Angeles on a widescale upgrade to voting technology.

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Gender gap in the California Legislature widening, not closing
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

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: State senator says do no harm to CEQA
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Sen. Noreen Evans argues education & transportation higher priorities

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We have met the arrestee and he is us
150 150 Gregg Fishman

A ground breaking study of who actually gets arrested in four California metropolitan areas has some surprising results. It’s us.

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Video: Palo Alto continuing open data push for city government
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The city is using technology to create a more inclusive form of local government. Months after its launch, we wanted to find out how if citizens are answering the call to become more engaged.

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Making progress on AB 109 allocation
150 150 Gregg Fishman

The best solutions to complex issues often come from a solid application of the three Cs: communication, collaboration and cooperation. And that is exactly what was going on last month in the CSAC Conference Center in Sacramento.

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CEQA Roundup: Battle taking shape after Gov. Brown’s speech
150 150 Justin Ewers

Busy week as environmental reform adversaries trade fire & legislation introduced

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