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State Senate panel approves package of gun control bills
SACRAMENTO -- A package of some of the most restrictive gun control measures in the nation advanced in the state Senate on Tuesday after tearful testimony from victims of firearms violence and opposition from gun-owner groups including the National...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jerry Brown eases up on push to revamp California's environmental law
SACRAMENTO — As Gov. Jerry Brown toured China over the last week, he repeatedly contrasted that nation's speedy construction of modern transportation systems and other key public works with what he characterized as a lack of vision back home. A...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse
A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Behavioral Conditions, Politics, OxyContin (drug), Medical Research
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Another patient of O.C. doctor dies of prescription drug overdose
An Orange County doctor featured in a Times investigative report because 16 of his patients fatally overdosed on drugs he prescribed has had another patient death, according to recently released coroner's records. Wayne Oviatt, a patient of Dr. Van Vu...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Kamala D. Harris, Morphine (drug), Chemical Industry, General Practitioners
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Gov. Jerry Brown promises fight over education overhaul
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday promised lawmakers "the battle of their lives" if they balk at his bid to overhaul state education. A day after Democratic state senators announced their differences with him over his proposal to change...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Students
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Steinberg doesn't want to talk about taxes this year
SACRAMENTO -- Senate leader Darrell Steinberg wants to slam the brakes on any talk of tinkering with local tax rules. Democratic lawmakers have floated the possibility of making it easier for school districts to raise parcel taxes and change the way...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
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Key Senate panel to consider Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel will consider legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, University of California, Los Angeles, Edward P. Hernandez, University of California, Berkeley
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State Sen. Michael Rubio resigns to work for Chevron
State Sen. Michael J. Rubio (D–Shafter) abruptly announced Friday that he is resigning his office to spend more time with his family and accept a government affairs job with Chevron Corp. The departure of Rubio, who was leading the charge to...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Politics, U.S. Congress, Michael Rubio, U.S. Senate
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Senate leader proposes modest changes in state's environmental law
The leader of the state Senate proposed modest changes to California’s environmental laws Friday, just hours after the resignation of a legislator who had called for a more dramatic revision. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Rubio, Environmental Issues
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Reinvigorating 'career tech' a worthy goal
SACRAMENTO — We used to call it "shop." Wood shop. Auto shop. Then the educators got fancy and renamed it "vocational education." Later, as the dot.com era dawned, it was rebranded "career tech." Now, throughout much of California, you can...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Finance
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Field of candidates to replace Michael Rubio in state Senate grows
A competitive race is shaping up in the Central Valley to fill the vacancy created when Michael Rubio resigned from the state Senate, and Senate Democratic leaders have picked their favorite. Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, a Democrat, is the...Tags: Politics, Government, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Michael Rubio
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Cable group sponsors Democratic golf fundraiser
Democratic state senators gathered in La Jolla over the weekend to enjoy rounds of golf and high-priced meals and lodging at an annual fundraiser paid for largely by an association of cable television companies seeking favorable treatment on legislation....
Tags: Golf, Politics, Torrey Pines Golf Course, Satellite and Cable Service, Sports
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