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Local news from Marin Professional Firefighters
Jan
25

Assemblyman Coto Introduces Bill to Strengthen Cancer Presumption

AB 128 enacts the "William Dallas Jones Cancer Presumption Act of 2009," which seeks to eliminate the existing statute of limitations in favor of expanding it in a manner that more accurately reflects the risk to those types of job-related cancers that are contracted by firefighters and other public safety personnel.


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Jan
24

Richman Renews Attack on FF Pensions

The man who spearheaded the 2005 attacks on public employee pensions is at it again. Former Assemblyman Keith Richman says he's going to use the Internet to gather signatures for a proposal that would increase the retirement age and cap pensions at a level nearly 1/3 lower than current law.


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Jan
24

Legislators Signal $6 Billion in Budget Cuts

Although lawmakers continue to argue over how to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, both parties appear to be willing to reduce funding for public schools, colleges, transit programs and programs that help a wide range of people with special needs.

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Jan
23

Legislators Signal $6 Billion in Budget Cuts

Although lawmakers continue to argue over how to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, both parties appear to be willing to reduce funding for public schools, colleges, transit programs and programs that help a wide range of people with special needs.


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Jan
21

CPF and CFFJAC Moving to Temporary Headquarters

California Professional Firefighters and the CFFJAC are moving to temporary offices this week as repairs continue on the Sacramento headquarters building. Both organizations are open for business to serve you. But because of this move, CPF and CFFJAC telephone lines are experiencing sporadic outages that could continue for the next few days. Email is unaffected -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We apologize for the inconvenience.


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