Californians call for statewide fracking ban
About 8,000 Californians took to the streets of Oakland on Saturday calling on Governor Jerry Brown to follow the lead of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and issue a statewide ban on fracking. Fracking,...
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FSRN Weekly Edition – February 6, 2015
Proposed reforms to corporate tax code included in Obama’s $4 trillion budget request The wheels of Congress begin to move on bilateral relations with Cuba Deadly airstrikes and rocket attacks across Syria Turkish authorities...
California to make condoms available in prisons statewide
Last September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill mandating that condoms be available in all of the state’s 34 adult prisons. California is only the second state, after Vermont, to provide condoms to...
FSRN Weekly Edition – December 26, 2014
Houston and Milwaukee officers cleared of charges in killings of unarmed black men New York City mayor calls for protest pause after deadly ambush of two officers Checkpoints and other restrictions put damper on...
Prop 47 frees some California inmates in time to be home for the holidays
For many, the holiday season is a time for coming home. This year some Californians will be with their families years, even decades earlier than they planned. They’re prisoners released under Proposition 47, a...
FSRN Weekly Edition – October 31, 2014
Q&A: State judicial elections smash campaign spending records California’s Prop 47 could free one in five inmates from state prisons Legislation seeks to reform FOIA and improve access to government information Corruption and extremism...
California’s Prop 47 could free one in five inmates from state prisons
A ballot initiative in California could result in the early release of one in five of the inmates in the state’s prison system. Supporters of Proposition 47 say it could save the state hundreds...
California farmers turn to social media to reduce food waste
Farmers in California are struggling with record drought, and it’s proven particularly tough for small-scale farmers. This spring researchers from the University of California, Davis reported that it could cost the agricultural industry as...
FSRN Weekly Edition – August 15, 2014
Police shooting sparks a week of protests and vigils in Ferguson, MO Obama announces aid drops to end, airstrikes to continue in northern Iraq White House reverses policy on lobbyists Texas and California: Opposing...
FSRN Weekly Edition for May 23, 2014
Author of kill list memos confirmed to federal appellate bench U.S. House passes diluted USA Freedom Act; privacy advocates withhold support Same-sex marriage bans overturned in Oregon and Pennsylvania California air regulators due to...
