Editorial Attention Deficit Lawmakers Should Put Away Electronic Devices During Session ; Lawmakers Should Put Away Electronic Devices During Session

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IT'S no secret that California politicians, from state legislators to Los Angeles City Council members and all the elected officials in between, are in regular contact with lobbyists. Everyone knows that.

But there's something particularly galling about lobbyists sitting in a public meeting and texting officials on the dais or around the horseshoe with instructions on what to say or how to vote.

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Editorial Attention Deficit Lawmakers Should Put Away Electronic Devices During Session ; Lawmakers Should Put Away Electronic Devices During Session

When he was sworn in last week, the new speaker of the state Assembly, John Perez of Los Angeles, vowed to c...

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