Senator Mark Leno

70% Of California Voters Want Lighter Penalties For Personal Drug Use

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012

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Seventy percent of California voters want lighter penalties for personal drug use, according to new polling data from San Francisco-based polling firm...

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Will 'Progressives' Let Middle Class Burn to Prove Their Point?

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamie Court

Progressives cannot afford to walk away from the suffering of the middle class to prove a point or make a case. Yet that's the type of talk I am hearing more and more from progressives as the midterm approaches.

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Anthem Blue Cross Reminds Us That You Can Never Have Enough Profits

Pedro Nava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wellpoint Health Insurance, Insurance Industry, President Obama, Senate Bill 810, Healthcare Summit, Senator Mark Leno, Health Insurance, Anthem Blue Cross, Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Single Payer, Healthcare Reform, California Healthcare, California, Pedro Nava, Los Angeles News
Pedro Nava

As a member of the Assembly Health Committee, I attended a recent informational hearing regarding Anthem Blue Cross's 39% recent rate hikes, which serve as a startling and dramatic reminder of the need for comprehensive health reform.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Republicans Cost the State $7 Billion

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Abel Maldonado, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Economic Meltdown, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senator Mark Leno, Senator Darrell Steinberg, California Politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, California Budget, California, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Schwarzenegger's brinkmanship might satisfy his ego but it is a terrible blow to California's health and to the national economy.

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