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Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part ll

July 12, 2019 6:05 amJuly 12, 2019 6:54 am

The California Constitution, one of the longest of the fifty states, has 32 articles (even though the last one is numbered 35), and three articles contain subparts (Articles 10, 13 and 19). There are approximately 365 sections contained in those...

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Governor Newsom Takes a Hike

July 2, 2019 2:33 amJuly 2, 2019 8:06 am

“California is struggling to give raises to state workers who were supposed to get them last year even as a new contract year begins,” reports Wes Venteicher of the Sacramento Bee. The delay involves 1,000 members of Professional Engineers in...

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California’s Executive Branch and Administrative Agencies

May 10, 2019 6:19 amMay 10, 2019 10:02 am

The executive branch of California’s state government is set forth in Article V of the state constitution and is one of the three branches of state government, just like at the federal level. The major distinction is that the state...

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Overview of California’s Executive Branch of Government

March 8, 2019 7:10 amApril 11, 2019 12:36 pm

The executive branch of California’s state government is set forth in Article V of the state constitution and is one of the three branches of state government, just like at the federal level. The major distinction is that the state...

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California’s Constitutional Officers

January 7, 2019 11:00 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:17 pm

There are a number of political institutions in the State of California, from the obvious political parties to state entities governing how elections are conducted in this state. California’s constitutional officers (i.e., those elected to statewide office) besides the governor...