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Fentanyl crisis: Should California throw the book at opioid dealers?

Bills proposed by Republican and moderate Democratic officials seeking to impose stricter penalties on fentanyl dealers have floundered as fractures emerge in the legislature


Advocates Rallying for California Voters to Decide Fate of Fentanyl Dealers

Frustrated by what they say is a lack of action in the California legislature, child advocates and parents of fentanyl victims are taking action of their own, and they tell the NBC4 I-Team they want active registered voters in California to help.


California Democrats spar over response to fentanyl crisis

After the California State Senate Public Safety Committee once again blocked a bill that would require courts to notify convicted fentanyl dealers they’re eligible for murder charges should they sell


Key Lawmaker Threatens to Eliminate State Bar Licensing Fees for 2024

The chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday threatened to nix the state bar’s authority to collect licensing fees in 2024 in response to damning reports documenting the influence Tom Girardi wielded at the agency that declined to discipline him for decades.


New push to force California lawyers to report misconduct by fellow attorneys

An influential Sacramento lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require California’s 266,000 lawyers to report misconduct by colleagues to the State Bar, the agency that regulates the legal profession.


Advocacy Groups Across the State Applaud the Legislature’s Call for Newsom to Provide Election Protections

SACRAMENTO – Today, a coalition of advocacy, labor, immigration, women’s health, youth and environmental organizations applauded the legislative Elections Committee Chairs call for Governor Gavin Newsom to issue an Executive Order that will set up critical protections across the state to ensure the safety of all voters.