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Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole
From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300. And, oh yes, he was a mental case. The guy's exact background and...
Tags: Jim Nielsen, Mental Health, Firearms, University of California, Davis, Republican Party
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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: Environmental Issues, Tim Donnelly, Regional Authority, Energy Saving, Roger Hernandez
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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: Justice System, Blockbuster, Budgets and Budgeting, Education, Government
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Bob Blumenfield, Elections, Politics
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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: Justice System, Blockbuster, Budgets and Budgeting, Jeff Gorell, Crime, Law and Justice
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Skelton: Voters made budget deal possible
When a deal was reached on the state budget, Gov. Jerry Brown, Senate leader Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez gathered in the Capitol to declare victory. Missing from the press conference, says George Skelton in his Thursday column,...
Tags: Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Politics, Government
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Give credit to California voters
SACRAMENTO — The Capitol's three most powerful politicians danced a victory jig Tuesday to celebrate the pending passage of an on-time, balanced state budget. And they did deserve to enjoy the moment. Spiffed up in dark suits, buttoned jackets and...
Tags: Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Health and Safety at School, Joan Buchanan, Elections
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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: Bob Huff, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Jeff Gorell, Republican Party
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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: Regional Authority, Healthcare Provider, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Government
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FBI raid highlights need for reform
SACRAMENTO — When federal agents raided state Sen. Ron Calderon's Capitol office last week, it jogged memories of the FBI's sweeping Shrimpscam sting 25 years ago. Fourteen politicos — legislators, lobbyists, staffers — were...
Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Bribery, FBI, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace
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After FBI search of Sen. Calderon's office, a waiting game
SACRAMENTO -- Ever since federal agents searched the office of Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), everyone in the Capitol has been waiting for another shoe to drop. But William J. Portanova, a defense lawyer and former prosecutor who is working with...Tags: Don Perata, Justice System, Lawyers, FBI, Ron Calderon
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Gov. Jerry Brown nips and tucks to reach California budget deal
SACRAMENTO -- Reaching a deal on the state budget required juggling various numbers on spending, tax revenue and debt repayments to make everything fit. Democratic lawmakers agreed to use Gov. Jerry Brown's more conservative estimates on state income...
Tags: Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Government, Jerry Brown
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