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2013/06/19 07:58
2013/06/19 07:58
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No matter whether it's called budget dust, Christmas tree ornaments or bling, the massive $145 billion state budget and 22 trailer bills that implement it are crammed with stuff, much of it added with...
2013/06/19 07:58
2013/06/19 07:58
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2013/06/19 03:53
2013/06/19 03:53
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The proposal, a late insert into the state budget that lawmakers passed last week, would allow local officials to opt out of parts of the California law that gives citizens access to government...
2013/06/18 20:42
2013/06/18 20:42
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Without the state Public Records Act, we would never know about the Oakley City Manager's $366,500 taxpayer-funded mortgage scheme, the Washington Township hospital CEO's $800,000-plus annual...
2013/06/18 01:44
2013/06/18 01:44
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is being urged to use his veto powers to undo a portion of the state budget that open-government and media organizations believe would undercut the public’s right to...
2013/06/17 08:50
2013/06/17 08:50
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SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Legislature passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act on Saturday, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians, as it rushed to meet its...
2013/06/16 10:34
2013/06/16 10:34
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State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, left, smiles as he talks with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, as the Senate...PressDemocrat.comJune 14, 2013 4:34 PM The Capitol's...
2013/06/16 01:38
2013/06/16 01:38
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state Legislature on Saturday passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians even as Republican...
2013/06/15 23:33
2013/06/15 23:33
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Tracey Petersen, MML News Reporter "We don't know for certain that this will contain the costs; that's certainly the goal. However, we also make sure that health care is not considered a privilege of...
2013/06/15 19:33
2013/06/15 19:33
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The state Legislature on Saturday passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians even as Republican lawmakers raised concerns...
2013/06/15 19:33
2013/06/15 19:33
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The state Legislature has passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians. The voting in the Democratically controlled...
2013/06/15 05:53
2013/06/15 05:53
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The budget, which the governor has until June 30 to sign, will also increase funding for schools, public universities and social services — a dramatic turnaround after years of deficits and cuts. The...
2013/06/15 04:15
2013/06/15 04:15
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State Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chair of the Senate Budget committee, left, smiles as he talks with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, as the Senate debated the state...
2013/06/15 03:14
2013/06/15 03:14
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Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow misdemeanor rather than felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. The two bills were among several sent to the...
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...
2013/06/14 21:58
2013/06/14 21:58
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Both houses of the Legislature passed the main budget bill today, four days after Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders reached a compromise on the state's annual spending plan. Lawmakers in both...
2013/06/14 17:41
2013/06/14 17:41
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Talk about mission creep. The California Public Utilities Commission was created by a citizen initiative in 1911 to regulate railroads. In 1912, it began regulating public utilities, such as the...
2013/06/14 01:27
2013/06/14 01:27
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Lawmakers will begin voting on the California budget Friday. But Republicans say they’ll also have to vote on several bills they know little about. The budget is the big picture bill. It dictates...
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...
2013/06/12 22:48
2013/06/12 22:48
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California's enterprise zones have been a part of state government since the mid-1980s, but there is disagreement as to whether they have successfully attracted and retained businesses or merely...
2013/06/12 13:44
2013/06/12 13:44
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State lawmakers are pressing ahead with plans to send in reinforcements to help clear a backlog in federal veteran benefit claims that they say could bring in $886 million. The joint Assembly-Senate...