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Tag: Kevin McCarty

California Legislators Finally Agree Upon School Reopening Plan – and $6.5 Billion Price Tag

February 19, 2021   3:06 pm
On Thursday, a bill that would allocate $6.5 billion to help schools across California reopen for in-school learning was finally agreed upon by state legislators. Senate Bill 86, authored by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, would replace...
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Kevin McCarty

Senate Passes Amendment Granting Voting Rights to Felons on Parole

June 25, 2020   3:03 pmJune 26, 2020   5:54 am
If voters approve of the amendment this fall, 48,000 people on parole in California would be allowed to vote in the next election.   On Wednesday, the Senate passed a constitutional amendment that would allow felons on parole to vote,...
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Charter School Enrichment Regulation Bill Passes Education Committee

May 8, 2020   2:17 amMay 7, 2020   8:50 pm
On Wednesday, a bill designed to limit what charter schools and parents of charter school students spend on private enrichment activities was passed by the Assembly Education Committee 5 to 2. AB 2990 and charter schools Assembly Bill 2990, authored...
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California Democrats Hint At Upcoming Charter School Changes

November 22, 2019   6:30 amNovember 22, 2019   12:20 pm
Under a new change in their party platform, the California Democratic Party aims to add additional limits to charter schools. New party platform language The new language states that charter schools should only have publicly elected boards and not boards...
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Assemblywoman Christy Smith (Photo: Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

RECAP: AB 1507, Limiting The Boundaries Of Charter Schools

September 19, 2019   7:00 pmSeptember 19, 2019   5:51 pm
An infamous loophole for California charter schools is on the verge of being erased. What is it?  Assembly Bill 1507. Current law allows charter schools to be in places outside the school districts they are a part of in California....
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RECAP: AB 1343, The Bill That Would Have Taken Down For-Profit Universities In California

September 17, 2019   2:15 amSeptember 16, 2019   4:42 pm
Despite making national news in April and May for it’s tough stance on for-profit university loans, AB 1343 quietly fizzled out in the Senate. What was it? Assembly Bill 1343. Part of a group of seven bills aimed at giving...
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Bill to allow formerly imprisoned felons to vote passes in the Assembly

September 6, 2019   1:50 pmSeptember 9, 2019   9:59 am
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6, which would allow paroled felons in the state to vote, has passed the assembly, and is on its way for a Senate vote. The amendment had ten members of the Assembly introduce it: Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty...
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