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Article: California still leading the way in trailblazing legislation
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 29, 2002
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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