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Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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June 17, 2011
June 16, 2011 - The Senate voted (73-27) to adopt an amendment (Feinstein Amdt. No. 476) to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
Owen Poindexter
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June 16, 2011
June 16, 2011 - The California Assembly Labor and Employment Committee is scheduled to consider a bill (SB 575) on June 22 that would expand the existing workplace smoking ban. The measure is opposed by the Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America and Commonwealth Brands, Inc.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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June 14, 2011
June 14, 2011 - The Senate voted down (40-59) consideration on S. Amdt. 436, an amendment introduced by Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that would repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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June 14, 2011 - On March 9, 2011, a coalition of organizations representing issues traditionally at odds with one another drafted a letter voicing their support for ending ethanol subsidies. Included in the coalition are organizations such as the Sierra Club, Oxfam America, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the National Restaurant Association, and assorted meat, poultry and dairy producers.
Owen Poindexter
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June 07, 2011
June 7, 2011 - On June 2, the California Assembly passed AB 52, a bill that would require health insurance companies to seek approval from a state regulatory board before increasing their premiums.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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June 03, 2011
June 3, 2011 - Yesterday the California Assembly passed AB 52, which would regulate increases in health insurance rates. The bill passed 45-28, with seven lawmakers not voting. No Republicans voted in favor of passage, and Richard Pan was the lone Democrat who voted against passage.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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June 3, 2011 - A bill (SB 242) that would strengthen online privacy failed to get the 21 votes necessary for California State Senate passage on June 2 (19-17 with 4 non-votes).