By Katie Orr, KQED News Fix/The California Report
Summer recess is over for the California Legislature. Lawmakers are back in the Capitol to begin a final month of work before adjourning for the rest of the year. Among the bills still left to consider are several related to helping women.
For example, there’s a bill to make tampons exempt from sales taxes and one to expand the definition of rape. Another measure would make permanent a law requiring that domestic workers be paid overtime. That bill is a priority for the Women’s Foundation of California. The group’s Marj Plumb says it’s a good time to be backing policies that support women.
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