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Winners Announced for Public Contest to Invent New Laws (audio)


Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Marianne Russ, KPBS News

If you’ve ever come across an issue or problem and thought, “there oughta be a law” about that, then this next story should interest you. State Senator Joe Simitian has announced the winners of his annual contest to see which Californians could come up with the best new bills. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ reports.

Democrat Joe Simitian says he read every single one of this year’s 251 ideas. It’s the sixth year for the contest, and he says its growing popularity is thanks to the success of people’s ideas.

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