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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 29, 2013

Legislation would silence municipal voices, they say

Local government associations Wednesday amped up their opposition to a last-minute bill they say will severely limiting their ability to spend money supporting or opposing statewide ballot measures.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Local government associations amped up their opposition to a last-minute bill Wednesday as municipal government and law enforcement representatives gathered outside the Capitol to argue that SB 594 would silence their members' voices by severely limiting their ability to spend money supporting or opposing statewide ballot measures that impact them.


Proponents of the bill, however, inclu...

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