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Why political gridlock isn't always a bad thing
To the editor: According to Jared Diamond, a "majority of decent Americans" are so distressed about political gridlock they may turn to authoritarianism to get things moving. Projection, anyone? ("America needs to study the enemy within," Op-Ed, Dec. 26) The gridlock that Diamond deplores results from features the founders built into our system to make change difficult to achieve without consensus. They feared the power of vociferous factions and sought to check it by dividing the federal government into co-equal branches. The current wailing over gridlock typically comes from liberals who favor a large and growing government and who really can't lose by...
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Why political gridlock isn't always a bad thing
To the editor: According to Jared Diamond, a "majority of decent Americans" are so distressed about political gridlock they may turn to authoritarianism to get things moving. Projection, anyone? ("America needs to study the enemy...
What do Rod Wright's constituents think?
To the editor: I served with state Sen. Roderick D. Wright (D-Inglewood) for three years in the Legislature and found him to be the kind of thoughtful, bipartisan gentleman that Sacramento sorely needs. He served the Legislature with distinction,...
Former state lawmaker Norby accused of abuse, child endangerment
Former state Assemblyman Chris Norby was free on bail Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse and child endangerment, the latest in a series of domestic issues dating back to his days as an Orange County supervisor.
Norby was...
California election results brighten GOP hopes for the future
The Republican Party is alive and kicking after all in California. Not exactly kicking butt — but surviving, thinking and scrapping.
The GOP dodged a potentially fatal Tim Donnelly bullet by advancing the much safer Neel Kashkari to a November runoff...
Three key Assembly races to watch in Tuesday's primary
Today's primary is brimming with Assembly races featuring intra-party squabbles, torrents of outside money and general election previews. Having trouble keeping track? Here's a guide to the top three Assembly races to keep an eye on today.
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The state Assembly on Wednesday approved legislation to smooth the way for construction of a $1.2-billion football stadium in downtown Los Angeles after Democratic leaders promised it would provide thousands of jobs for an economically distressed city and woul
California lawmaker wants to reduce renaming of freeways
Filing closed in races without an incumbent Friday. New political districts made it harder for county elections officials to determine just what those were.
Assemblyman Norby may face hearing over motel stay
The state's ethics watchdog agency on Thursday dismissed allegations against Assemblyman Chris Norby (R-Fullerton) that he misused campaign funds to pay for a motel stay in Orange County for personal benefit.
Auto makers are concerned about lawsuits over driverless car crashes.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is finalizing labor agreements with four unions representing a total of 24,000 state workers, including doctors, crafts workers and psychiatric technicians. [Updated 10:50 a.m. The tentative agreements were signed late last we
State lawmakers propose tax breaks for California Olympians
State lawmakers in campaign fundraising frenzy
Election night tallies in several Congressional and legislative races left open the possiblity the outcomes could change when provisional and remaining absentee ballots are counted.
Assemblyman Chris Norby hopes uncounted ballots turn tide
Assembly Speaker John Pérez of Los Angeles said early Wednesday that he believes his Democrats have captured a two-thirds majority in the lower house, while Senate Democrats were within striking distance if they could win some races in which they ...
California state Senate Democrats woke up Wednesday confident they had won a supermajority of at least 28 seats, but with two of their members having won election to Congress, they acknowledged they will have to win special elections to fill ...
Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., a Bakersfield city councilman, has won election over Republican Pedro Rios in the 32nd Assembly District. Races in Orange County and L.A. still were being counted.
Assembly Speaker John Perez gets vote of confidence to remain as leader
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