Article: California still leading the way in trailblazing legislation

California still leading the way in trailblazing legislation

Advocates will watch new laws on stem cell research, family leave

By JESSICA BRICE Associated Press

Sunday, September 29, 2002

Sacramento, Calif. -- California has enacted first-in-the-nation laws this year on family leave, auto emissions and stem cell research, lending credence to the saying that wherever America is going, California will get there first.

California rivals Washington, D.C., as an epicenter of change because of its size (34.5 million people, more than any other state) and economic clout (sixth-largest economy in the world, with a gross

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