Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 – Page 2

Gov. Newsom Signs Shady Mid-Decade Redistricting Legislation

August 22, 2025 8:21 amAugust 22, 2025 8:24 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 3-measure package on mid-decade Congressional redistricting: Senate Bill 280, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, and Assembly Bill 604. ACA 8 will put a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would redraw the state’s congressional map...

CA Supreme Court Denies Republicans’ Injunction Request to Halt Newsom’s Redistricting Scheme

August 21, 2025 7:34 amAugust 21, 2025 10:21 am

The California Supreme Court denied Republicans’ injunction request to halt Governor Gavin Newsom’s and Democrats’ redistricting scheme late Wednesday. The legislature is expected Thursday to pass the 3-measure package on Congressional redistricting: Senate Bill 280, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, and Assembly...

Inmate Labor: ‘Slavery’ or Work Experience?

July 17, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 17, 2024 4:01 pm

CalMatters reports Wednesday morning that California voters will decide on a ballot measure in November that would change the state Constitution to ban the practice of forced labor in jails and prisons,” calling it “slavery,” just as the bill’s author...

Lawmakers ‘Just Say NO’ to Slavery in California

June 27, 2024 1:59 pmJune 27, 2024 2:01 pm

Democrats in the California Legislature voted Thursday to outlaw slavery in California. Most people think slavery was already illegal under the U.S. Constitution. But this is California. And in California, “slavery” has a different definition: Slavery in California is “forced...