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Blockbuster day in Capitol for budget vote
SACRAMENTO — After months of public hearings and backroom negotiations, the state budget will be up for a vote in the Legislature on Friday. Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers reached a deal on the budget earlier this week, and staff have been...
Tags: Blockbuster, Crime, Law and Justice, Education, Colleges and Universities, Justice System
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Assembly to weigh constitutional amendment on local taxes, bonds
SACRAMENTO -- The budget won't be the only big issue being considered by the Assembly on Friday. Democrats have scheduled a vote on a controversial constitutional amendment that would make it easier for cities and counties to raise property taxes or...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Bob Blumenfield, Darrell Steinberg
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California Legislature kicks off consideration of budget
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.SACRAMENTO -- The California Legislature has begun its consideration of the 2013 state budget, with both houses convening for debate and votes at 10 a.m. Friday. "Members, we’ve come a long way," said Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Robert...Tags: Blockbuster, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Jeff Gorell, Jerry Brown
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California Legislature OKs state budget; next move is Brown's
SACRAMENTO -- The California Legislature passed a $96.3-billion budget on Friday, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown for final approval. The budget will redistribute education funding to help needier school districts, prepare for an expansion of public...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Bill Emmerson, Bob Blumenfield
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California lawmakers plan more budget votes for Saturday
SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers ended their work on the budget Friday afternoon, planning to reconvene again in the Capitol on Saturday morning to finish a series of related bills. The bulk of the spending plan has been approved by the Legislature...Tags: Media Industry, Jerry Brown, Barack Obama
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'Less liberal' is the new conservative in state Capitol
SACRAMENTO — As the Democrats who control the Capitol congratulated themselves over this week's state budget deal, another dynamic emerged: support from across the political divide for Gov. Jerry Brown's thrifty ways. Republicans who a few years...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Bob Huff, Jeff Gorell, Parties and Movements
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California's new state budget reduces arts funding 7.6%
Arts advocates who tried to throw a touchdown bomb in Sacramento this spring were sacked for a loss instead Friday as the California Legislature passed a $234-billion budget that cuts funding for the state's arts grant-making agency 7.6%. The budget for...
Tags: Politics, Government, Jerry Brown, Arts and Culture, Arts
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California passes a budget that could be a federal template
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers passed a budget Friday that lays the groundwork for the largest expansion of public healthcare in the country, placing the state at the leading edge of President Obama's federal overhaul. The budget, which the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Jeff Gorell, Career and Workplace, Government
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IMF warns U.S. not to scale back stimulus too soon
WASHINGTON — Amid speculation that the Federal Reserve soon might start scaling back its stimulus efforts, the International Monetary Fund cautioned that a pullback before next year could hurt economies worldwide. Highlighting its concern Friday,...
Tags: Economy, Christine Lagarde, Ben Bernanke, Congressional Budget Office, Productivity
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California lawmakers finalize $96.3-billion budget
SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers wrapped up their work on the state budget on Saturday, approving bills detailing plans for university tuition assistance, energy efficiency projects and the expansion of healthcare programs. The Legislature also...
Tags: Roger Hernandez, Justice System, Richard Pan, Students, Government
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Stop the deficit extremists
The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency. That's what's prevented lawmakers from dealing with their real task, which is...
Tags: Elections, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, American Enterprise Institute, Congressional Budget Office
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California budget accord balances restraint, social services
SACRAMENTO — The budget deal that lawmakers will vote on this week is an effort to mesh financial restraint with a desire to provide more social services and healthcare for the needy — giving the state's economy extra time to recover before...
Tags: Justice System, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Jeff Gorell, Healthcare Policies, Interior Policy
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