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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Monday June 24, 2024 ( 2 items )  

California Counties Statement on Final State Budget Agreement
SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 -- The California State Association of Counties issued the following statement on June 22, 2024: * * * California State Association of Counties CEO Graham Knaus issued the following statement on the three party agreement between the Governor, Senate and Assembly on 2024-25 state budget. "The final budget agreement protects the public services that counties deliver and that matter most to Californians. We thank the Governor and legislature for advancing Californ  more

Judge Rules LA Metro Must Pay PETA More Than $250,000 in First Amendment Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, Angeles, June 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Ruling in a case filed by PETA in response to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (LA Metro) bias against its animal rights ads, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California just ordered the transit agency to pay the group $250,815, plus interest, to cover the cost of litigating its ultimately successful First Amendment lawsuit. PETA asser  more