State Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/category/state/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:36:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png State Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/category/state/ 32 32 182193136 What You Need to Know About California’s New 988 Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Line https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/08/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-californias-new-988-suicide-and-mental-health-crisis-line/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:29:58 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=235151

Breanna Reeves | On July 16, California debuted the new suicide and crisis hotline number: 988. The short, three-digit federal number is now active across the nation and is an […]

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]]> 235151 State Investigation Reveals Systemic Violations by California Prison Industry Authority https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/09/03/state-investigation-reveals-systemic-violations-by-california-prison-industry-authority/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 01:52:29 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230458

Drew Nate | Black Voice News On July 27, the State Of California published the results of an investigation involving the California Prison Industry Authority (CalPIA).  The investigation came as […]

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]]> 230458 New Census Data Shows Changing Complexion of California; Political Power Shifts https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/08/22/new-census-data-shows-changing-complexion-of-california-political-power-shifts/ Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230293

Edward Henderson | California Black Media                             Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau held a press conference to announce its first local level findings from the 2020 data collection cycle. The […]

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]]> 230293 Black Voice News Publisher Paulette Brown-Hinds Awarded Stanford Fellowship https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/08/21/black-voice-news-publisher-paulette-brown-hinds-awarded-stanford-fellowship/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:49:57 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230283

Edward Henderson | California Black Media Paulette Brown-Hinds, publisher of the Black Voice News, has been named one of 10 recipients of Stanford University’s John S. Knight (JSK) Fellowship. The […]

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]]> 230283 Former State Official Charges State Treasurer With Sexual Harassment https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/07/25/former-state-official-charges-state-treasurer-with-sexual-harassment/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229933

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Five months after Judith Blackwell was replaced as the head of two California state committees that oversee affordable housing bonds, she filed a […]

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]]> 229933 Governor Newsom: Most of State Nears Stay-Home Order https://blackvoicenews.com/2020/12/03/governor-newsom-most-of-state-nears-stay-home-order/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:08:49 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=227241

Adam Beam and Kathleen Ronayne | Associated Press California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, […]

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]]> 227241 Some California Legislative Incumbents Fighting to Survive https://blackvoicenews.com/2020/11/04/some-california-legislative-incumbents-fighting-to-survive/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:20:49 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=225301

Don Thompson | Associated Press California Democrats were on pace to expand their supermajorities in the state Legislature as votes were tallied Tuesday. Several Republican incumbents in the 80-member Assembly […]

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]]> 225301 Close House Fights Underway GOP Seeks California Comeback https://blackvoicenews.com/2020/11/04/close-house-fights-underway-gop-seeks-california-comeback/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:02:23 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=225282

Michael R. Blood | Associated Press  U.S. House candidates in marquee contests in California were in tough fights Tuesday as Republicans sought to reclaim a string of seats the party […]

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]]> 225282 Bill to “Save Local Journalism” Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature https://blackvoicenews.com/2020/09/01/bill-to-save-local-journalism-awaiting-gov-newsoms-signature/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:06:50 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=223260

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media   With a 69-4 vote, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (AB) 323 Tuesday. It proposes granting ethnic media outlets, mid-size publications, and daily newspapers […]

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