California
The 2007 legislative session does little to improve California
“After nine months of work, more than 3,059 proposed bills, amendments and resolutions, a dysfunctional budget process and the usual bickering … what has the California legislature have to show for 2007? Not much,” says Steve Pehanich, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of California.

Read his statement in Tidings >>

The California Catholic Conference posts frequent updates on restorative justice legislative activity in California.

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Conference urges governor to continue work on prison reform >>

 

National
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Government Liaison (OGL) represents the USCCB before Congress on public policy issues of concern to the bishops. OGL coordinates and directs the legislative activities of the USCCB staff and other church personnel to influence the actions of the Congress.

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