California Legislature is getting more diverse, but there are fewer women

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DNC Chair Tom Perez says Trump, Putin in 'bromance'

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DNC Chair Tom Perez says Trump, Putin in 'bromance'

In a raucous opening to the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento on Friday May 19, 2017, party Chairman John Burton tells chanting members of the nurses' union to quiet down as Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg speaks. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez then said President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in a "bromance."

Should some state license plates say 'California Trusts Women'?

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Should some state license plates say 'California Trusts Women'?

California lawmakers on April 25, 2017 heard from supporters and opponents of a bill that would allow motorists to purchase specialty license plates, with the proceeds going to reproductive services. Abortion rights activists are backing the measure; anti-abortion activists are opposed. Video courtesy of The California Channel.

Forced to marry at 15: 'I was essentially his prisoner'

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Forced to marry at 15: 'I was essentially his prisoner'

At age 15, Sara was required to marry a man 13 years older than her by a religious cult. She visited the California Capitol on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, and spoke in support of SB 273 by Sen. Jerry Hill, which requires more rigorous judicial screening of under-18 brides and grooms. Sara testified at the hearing on the bill, but was identified only by her first name publicly because she feared reprisals from the religious cult.

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