The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's efforts to defuse the controversy over its funding dispute with Planned Parenthood hasn't done much to improve its standing with the California Legislative Women's Caucus.
Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, said this week that the caucus has no plans to restore its partnership with the breast cancer charity.
The Komen incident left lingering questions about "whether their highest priority is women's health care," Evans said in an interview.
"Basically, the fundamental problem is this incident politicized women's health care. And I don't believe that should be a political football," she said.
Evans had announced last week that the caucus was canceling its annual bake sale for Komen and pulling sponsorship of a breast cancer awareness event that has turned the Capitol dome pink each year.
That decision followed Komen's announcement that it would cut the breast cancer screening grants it had provided to Planned Parenthood affiliates, citing a congressional inquiry.
Komen backed off after coming under fire from women's health advocates, Democratic lawmakers and others who said the move was sparked by pressure from anti-abortion groups.
Karen Handel, the Komen vice president for public policy who had supported cutting the funding, resigned Tuesday.
– Torey Van Oot
CAMPAIGN WATCH
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is bringing his campaign to the Golden State later this month, agreeing to speak at the California Republican Party convention, which runs Feb. 24-26 in Burlingame. Gingrich has said he'll continue his campaign against rivals Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul through the national nominating convention in August.
– Torey Van Oot
WORTH REPEATING
"No reason to get all fired up – it is the 9th Circuit, after all. U.S. Supremes consider them to be Single-A ball."
MATT REXROAD, Yolo County supervisor and Republican political consultant, commenting via Twitter on the Proposition 8 decision
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