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Huffingtonpost Muses About First Latino President and Gives Sen. Padilla A Mention

Posted February 21, 2012

Carlos Harrison writing in the Huffingtonpost asks, "With all the attention being placed on the Latino vote, possible Hispanic vice-president candidates, and the support of influential Latino leaders in the 2012 election cycle, we have to ask, is 2012 paving the way towards the first...

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Senate passes new cellphone smuggling bill carried by Sen. Alex Padilla

Posted June 7, 2011

 

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Legislation to Aid English Learners Approved by State Senate

Posted June 7, 2011

 

June 2, 2011, Sacramento –Senate Bill 753, authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), was unanimously approved by the...

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Genetic Anti-discrimination Legislation Passes Key Committee

Posted April 28, 2011

 

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State Senate Approves Caffeinated Beer Beverage Ban

Posted April 28, 2011

 

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Smoke-Free Housing Legislation Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted April 28, 2011

 

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Senator Padilla appears on KGET News to discuss his legislation to restrict the sale of highly alcoholic caffeinated beverages.

Posted March 29, 2011

February 15, 2011 - Senator Alex Padilla appeared on Bakersfield's KGET television news to discuss his legislation that would ban the sale of highly alcoholic caffeinated drinks.

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Newspaper coverage of Senator Padilla's efforts to provide criminal penalties for smuggling cellphones into state prisons.

Posted March 29, 2011

Senator Padilla's most recent effort to restrict cellphone use in state prisons was covered in a recent edition of the Inland Empire Daily Bulletin.  A link to the article is here.

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Senator Padilla introduces three bills focused on reducing tobacco use in California.

Posted March 29, 2011

Senator Alex Padilla has taken the initiative to introduce three bills into the California legislature designed to reduce use of tobacco in California.

See the coverage of this move at a tobacco retailing...

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Senator Padilla on Time Warner Headline News to discuss his bill to restrict prison cell phones.

Posted March 29, 2011

March 11, 2011 - Senator Padilla appeared on Time Warner Headline News to discuss his pending legislation to restrict cellphone access in state prisons.

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