Women's National Health Care Report Is Out -
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Boyce Hinman
Women's National Health Care Report Is Out California Given Rate of Unsatisfactory The National Women's Law Center has released its 2010 report on Women's Health. The Report assesses the state of women's health nationally and state by state. It also rates the effectiveness of...
Please Don't Sign Anti-Immigrant Initiative Petition -
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Boyce Hinman
Recently, a Tea Party activist got permission from the California Secretary of State to gather signatures on a ballot initiative that would, if approved by the voters, make life much harder for immigrants, and for many other Latino's and Latinas in California. Supporters of the...
Victory For Undocumented Immigrants!!! -
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Boyce Hinman
Victory For Undocumented Immigrants!!! Today, November 11, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling that provides a striking victory of those who care about undocumented immigrants. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that AB 540 does not violated federal law. Justice AB 540 was...
Health Care Reform 2, Opponents 1 -
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Boyce Hinman
Three recent court decisions have given two, at least preliminary, victories to the supporters of federal health care reform law. In another court decision the supporters of health care reform suffered a preliminary loss. In a case called Baldwin v. Sebelius, the US Supreme Court...
Appeals Court Stays Order That Banned Don't Ask, Don't Tell -
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Boyce Hinman
On October 12, US District Court Judge Virginia Phillips ordered the US Government to immediately terminate the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy which it has been using to discharge openly lesbian or gay members of the US Armed Services. In her final order on the...
California Communities United Institute Adds Voter Guide To Web Site -
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Boyce Hinman
California Communities United Institute has added a voter guide to its web site to help people decide how to vote in the election this coming November 2. The guide provides: - Discussions of the propositions on the ballot, - Tables showing how the candidates have...
