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HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections are Targeted in New Bill

January 17, 2020 6:36 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:51 am

A new bill introduced on Thursday aims to not only lower HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STI rates in California, but comes with an ultimate goal of eradicating the HIV epidemic throughout the state. The new bill and vulnerable demographics...

Sex Education Parental Permission Bill Voted Down in Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 6:27 amJanuary 17, 2020 12:33 pm

A bill that would have made sexual education in public schools an ‘opt-in’ program failed to move forward in a Senate Education Committee Wednesday. SB 673, authored by Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), would have required permission slips filled out...