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Capitol Alert: Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget
May 01, 2012

Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget
May 01, 2012

Dan Walters: California's fiscal mess put in focus by recent events
April 27, 2012

California Legislature tentatively wins court battle over pay
April 25, 2012

Viewpoints: Ruling against Prop. 8 is based on tactics
February 25, 2012

Dan Walters: Legislative mischief on 'trailer bills' becomes easier
March 28, 2012

State Constitution Videos

City Accused Of Violating State Constitution In Lawsuit
May 12, 2012 | WDSU NBC 6 New Orleans LA

North Carolina Voters Ban Gay Marriage
May 09, 2012 | Associated Press

Wake Up With the Wagners | TUESDAY | Block 3 | 05/08/2012
May 08, 2012 | KSNV Las Vegas

Sacramento Connect

Op-Ed: Stephen Munkelt | Smyrnos Breaks Ethical Rules Again
May 14, 2012
May 14, 2012 - Judges are people, too. But judges and candidates for judicial office are required by the State Constitution to follow the Judicial Code of Ethics...

Robert Reich: Of Bedrooms and Boardrooms
May 10, 2012
May 9, 2012 - The 2012 election should be about what's going on in America's boardrooms, but Republicans would rather it be about America's bedrooms. Mitt Romney...

Consumer Watchdog Says ‘Serious Consideration’ Needed on Continued Cash for State Stem Cell Agency
April 09, 2012
IRVINE, Ca. – The Consumer Watchdog organization says that serious consideration should be given to whether the state should halt borrowing money to finance the...

Pensions Are a Vested Right and Protected Under Law, Says CalPERS Legal Analysis
July 15, 2011
SACRAMENTO, CA, July 14, 2011 – Pension promises made to current and retired CalPERS members are a "vested right" and protected under State and federal laws,...

California cities fight back against redevelopment ransoming
July 12, 2011
The mayors of Monterey-area cities are joining together to fight what they describe as the ransoming of redevelopment, one of the few tools that continues to...

University asks employees to sign new patent agreement
February 23, 2012
You may soon be asked to sign some more legal papers, that is if you work for the university. Due to an obscure patent case that Stanford University lost, the...

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Calif. justices seem to favor allowing backers to defend Prop. 8
September 06, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
California's highest court seemed inclined Tuesday to side with backers of the state's same-sex marriage ban in thinking that the state Constitution gives ballot initiative...

From around the web

Dan Carpenter: Gay rights and Romney's prep school behavior both should be non- issues
May 16, 2012 | indystar.com
'' They're still at it in Indiana; a referendum war is on the horizon for 2014 over banning same-sex marriage in the state constitution. And there's already a law against it....

Erika Smith: Gay marriage ban could extract steep toll in Indiana
May 13, 2012 | indystar.com
There's a really good chance that lawmakers will vote to amend the state constitution with a clause that says marriage is only between one man and one woman. And there's a good...

President Obama's support for gay marriage gives families new hope
May 13, 2012 | indystar.com
When our state legislators here in Indiana deny protections to LGBT kids by refusing to enact inclusive anti-bullying laws; when they side with right-wing, homophobic zealots and consistently vote to add discrimination into the state constitution ...

It Gets Better
May 09, 2012 | Minor League Ball
Can you imagine what it would be like to have a majority of voters tell you that a core part of your identity is simply wrong, and that this hatred is now enshrined in the state constitution ...

Obama voices his support for gay marriage
May 09, 2012 | indystar.com
And on Tuesday, voters in North Carolina' --'' a potential battleground in the fall election' --'' approved an amendment to the state constitution affirming that marriage may...

NATION: North Carolina passes gay- marriage ban; veteran Indiana senator falls in...
May 08, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
North Carolinians voted to amend their state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, effectively outlawing gay unions. The contests overshadowed Romney...

State Constitution on twitter

	Well, I did no studying for the state constitution test...k. Goodnight my lovely tweeters<3 Twitter: @InfiniteOlivia
	RT @Ed_Henry_HD9: Now we have to elect another Clerk. There aren't many people that know the AL State Constitution and the rules of the House like Greg Papas. Twitter: @Proncey
	Now we have to elect another Clerk. There aren't many people that know the AL State Constitution and the rules of the House like Greg Papas. Twitter: @Ed_Henry_HD9
	“@nascardiva29: #DumbLawsNM The state Constitution prevents idiots from voting”humm, leaves a lot of people voteless I think Twitter: @sunny019ca
	#DumbLawsNM The state Constitution prevents idiots from voting Twitter: @nascardiva29
	The New Hampshire State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Reference Guides to the State Constitutions of the Unit... http://t.co/gzrBRFdr Twitter: @ArturoWeimann

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Koror State Constitution's 25th Anniversary (2008)
January 10, 2012

Art. 10 of the NH State Constitution
March 20, 2012

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April 28, 2012

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