Republicans block voting rights bill, Senate Bill 1, For the People Act; DC Statehood bill gets f...

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• Republicans block voting rights bill, Senate Bill 1, For the People Act. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• DC Statehood bill gets first senate hearing, after passing the house. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• Biden administration ends Trump-era immigration policy- that could provide asylum to thousands of refugee’s.


• Equal Act would end sentencing disparity between cocaine and crack use. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• Appeals court upholds California’s ban on assault weapons, as legal challenge continues.


• California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces new team to combat human trafficking. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• Lawsuit filed against 7 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s for beating of black man. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• Delta variant of COVID-19 doubling every two weeks in U.S. (https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)


• U.S. to investigate federal oversight of boarding schools for indigenous youth.




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