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2013/06/16 07:58
2013/06/16 07:58
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As the state Senate finished voting Saturday on a bill to extend a tax on managed care plans, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg told reporters at the back of the room, "That is what's called...
2013/06/16 07:58
2013/06/16 07:58
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2013/06/15 09:06
2013/06/15 09:06
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Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Sherman Oaks, chair of the Assembly budget committee, left, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angles, watch as the votes for the state budget are posted at the...
2013/06/15 07:58
2013/06/15 07:58
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Being "pro-business" isn't the same as being pro-market, pro-economic growth or, for that matter, pro-free enterprise. I offer that as a friendly admonishment to Republicans opposing Gov. Jerry...
2013/06/15 07:58
2013/06/15 07:58
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Four days after Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders reached agreement on the state budget, rank-and-file lawmakers approved the $96.3 billion spending plan Friday. The agreement, on which Brown...
2013/06/15 07:53
2013/06/15 07:53
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That made them handy vehicles for enacting policy changes without the scrutiny or public input normally accorded such legislation — not unlike the irrelevant "riders" that Congress often attaches to...
2013/06/15 04:53
2013/06/15 04:53
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Republicans who a few years ago had enough clout to hold up spending plans and block tax increases now rely on the governor, once the epitome of liberalism, to give them a voice in budget talks. They...
2013/06/15 00:05
2013/06/15 00:05
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FROM THE ASSEMBLY "Our actions today call for better days ahead to help ensure that the benefits of future prosperity will be more broadly shared. ... Now, critics of this budget have foolishly said...
2013/06/13 20:53
2013/06/13 20:53
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When Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, introduced a motion in the Senate on Thursday to move the budget trailer bills to the floor, it sparked heated debate from several Republican senators. Senate...
2013/06/13 14:01
2013/06/13 14:01
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For years, there was a group at the Capitol tagged with the Soprano-like title of the Big Five. There were no contract hits being carried out, that we know of. But when budget season rolled around,...
2013/06/13 04:08
2013/06/13 04:08
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Parents, School Officials Discuss Black Mold Found in Meridian Elementary MOUNDS -- Parents want answers after officials say toxic mold is growing in their children's school. Meridian elementary has...
2013/06/12 23:15
2013/06/12 23:15
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MOUNDS, Ill. - What started as a patch-up job is turning into a dangerous and expensive problem. Administrators at Meridian Elementary and Junior High in Mounds, Illinois discovered a spot of mold on...
2013/06/12 01:44
2013/06/12 01:44
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Sacramento — As Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democratic lawmakers trumpeted their budget compromise on Tuesday, California’s largest public-employee union representing state workers announced a tentative...
2013/06/03 07:59
2013/06/03 07:59
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A rare glimpse into an embattled California tax credit program shows that Fortune 500 companies – and one casino – are its biggest beneficiaries in Sacramento County. The state enterprise zone...
2013/06/03 04:57
2013/06/03 04:57
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Gov. Jerry Brown wants to use higher-than-expected tax revenue so far this fiscal year to boost funding to California schools in his revised budget proposal released Tuesday. The state's education...
2013/05/29 19:05
2013/05/29 19:05
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Los Angeles Times: "Fairly funding California's schools" Probably the most important school debate in decades is unfolding in Sacramento, and for once it has nothing to do with fill-in-the-bubble...
2013/05/28 04:15
2013/05/28 04:15
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INDUSTRY -- Diamond Bar Councilwoman Ling-Ling Chang threw her hat in the ring for the 55th Assembly District on Friday, becoming the first Republican to put in a bid for the seat. In front of...
2013/05/26 09:30
2013/05/26 09:30
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When you think of the work the California Legislature does, you think of eloquent statements of the rights of man, of soaring language that sets forth the highest principles of political philosophy...
2013/05/25 03:58
2013/05/25 03:58
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INDUSTRY -- Diamond Bar Councilwoman Ling-Ling Chang threw her hat in the ring for the 55th Assembly District on Friday, becoming the first Republican to put in a bid for the seat. In front of...
2013/05/23 22:45
2013/05/23 22:45
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Proposed taxes on cigarettes, sweetened beverages and oil extracted from the ground were sidelined on Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee suspended consideration of the tax proposals amid...
2013/05/22 23:54
2013/05/22 23:54
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Adding another Republican senator increases the hurdle for Democrats to reach the two-thirds majority needed to pass tax hikes and puts the GOP in a stronger position heading into next year's...