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Study: Legalizing undocumented adult Latinos would be boon to state's economy
L.A. NOWCalifornia could reap an economic boon worth $16 billion by legalizing its 1.8 million undocumented adult Latino immigrants, according to a USC study released today. The economic benefits would come as newly legalized immigrants earned higher wages, spent... -
Chief budget analyst calls Schwarzenegger's federal aid bid unrealistic
L.A. NOWSaying California faces âdaunting challenges,â the stateâs chief budget analyst said today the chances are âalmost nonexistentâ that all the federal help Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking to plug the stateâs estimated $20-billion deficit... -
Why did Schwarzenegger bail on pension reform?
Today's topic: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had said he would sign a budget only if legislators reformed the state's pension system. The budget he signed last month, however, didn't include this overhaul. What happened?
The sacrifices made by public...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Labor Legislation, AFSCME, Interior Policy, Scott Adams
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Barack Obama really, really (hearts) Nancy Pelosi
Top of the TicketFull text of the presidential suck-up in his ongoing campaign for healthcare support, including latenight talks.... -
L.A. city officials dispute former mayor Riordan's bankruptcy prediction
L.A. NOWFormer Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has been stirring a municipal hornetâs nest over the last few weeks, repeatedly warning that the city he once ran would need to file for bankruptcy unless major policy decisions are made. His most...... -
Poor California: No money and no leadership
In the new movie "2012," whose video trailers were bombarding television airwaves last week, the world as we know it gives way three years hence under a siege of floods, eruptions, undulating continents and earthquakes. In other words, it's not much...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Natural Disasters, Money and Monetary Policy, Steve Poizner, Republican Party
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The Kagan fight: Will Republicans play politics? How about Arlen Specter? Text, video of Obama's announcement
Top of the TicketLast week, President Obama met privately at the White House with two Republican senators who could be key in the coming politics over his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court: Minority Whip John Kyl of Arizona...... -
Port of L.A. pilot boat operators have a swell job
It's chilly and hard to see at 4 a.m. as Martin Maher throttles up his turbocharged work boat against the swells. He is set to rendezvous with a Chinese container ship three miles beyond the Port of Los Angeles breakwater.
His mission: Deliver a port...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Environmental Pollution, Antonio Villaraigosa, Trips and Vacations, Cruise Ship Jobs
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Public health departments are on the front lines against the flu
Government employees tend to be easy fodder for mockery. That is particularly true when the ribbing suits the needs of political candidates trying to appear vigilant about the growth of government. In her quest to become governor of California, for...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Swine Flu, Epidemics and Plagues, Real Estate Sales
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LAPD rolls out iWatch, an expansion of its counter-terrorism program that gets public involved
L.A. NOWIn the years after the 9/11 attacks, Los Angeles Police Department trained officers to keep a better watch for activity that could be terrorism-related. Now, they are working to get the whole city involved. For months the LAPD has been...... -
Nevada's GOP Senate primary, starring Sharron Angle, Sue Lowden, Tom Cruise and chickens
Top of the TicketAs can be expected in a state reliant on spectacle, Nevada has bestowed the nation with an endlessly entertaining Republican Senate primary. In hopes of facing off with gaffe machine and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in November, leading GOP...... -
Schwarzenegger again orders cut in state workers' pay
L.A. NOWGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday officially ordered most state workersâ paychecks slashed to the federal minimum wage -- $7.25 per hour -- now that California has entered a new budget year without a spending plan. State Controller John Chiang,...
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