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    May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature

    SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state.
    SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...

    Tags: Obesity, Family, Weight, Consumer Goods Industries, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    2. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Criminal review of parks department is ongoing, officials say

    SACRAMENTO -- Officials at the California attorney general's office say they have reversed course and begun a deeper examination of the accounting scandal at the state parks department that could result in criminal charges.
    SACRAMENTO -- Officials at the California attorney general's office say they have reversed course and begun a deeper examination of the accounting scandal at the state parks department that could result in criminal charges. The existence of an ongoing...

    Tags: State Parks, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    3. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Democratic lawmakers revive oil extraction tax for California

    After California voters approved a multibillion-dollar increase to sales and income taxes in November to help fund education, Democratic legislative leaders promised restraint, saying they would not be seeking additional tax increases any time soon.
    After California voters approved a multibillion-dollar increase to sales and income taxes in November to help fund education, Democratic legislative leaders promised restraint, saying they would not be seeking additional tax increases any time soon....

    Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Bob Huff, Petroleum Industry, Conservation

    4. Jan 4, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Lawmakers vow to close legal loophole in rape cases

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    State lawmakers are vowing to close a legal loophole cited by a state appeals court this week in a controversial ruling that overturned the rape conviction of a California man....
    5. May 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. State Senate acts to restrict cash demands over disabled access

    PolitiCal
    Senate votes on measure barring demands for money over disabled access rules...
    6. May 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Lawmakers push plan to save California state parks

    PolitiCal
    A new effort to save dozens of California's parks begins in the Legislature on Wednesday. Sens. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) are pushing a plan to fund the parks by shifting more than $40 million within the budget and...
    7. Jan 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Actress Geena Davis has supporting role in state budget drama

    PolitiCal
    Actress Geena Davis once played the president of the United States on TV, but now she is testing her powers of persuasion in the real political arena. Davis, an Academy Award winner, joined a group of lawmakers Wednesday in arguing......
    8. Apr 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. New lottery ad glamorizes violence, California legislators complain

    PolitiCal
    The leaders of the California Legislative Women's Caucus called for removal of a state lottery television ad that shows a woman slapping a man across the face, saying it sanctions violence....
    9. Aug 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Hearing on safety issues at mental hospitals set for Tuesday

    L.A. NOW
    Assemblyman Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa) will chair a long-awaited hearing Tuesday on safety issues in the state's mental hospital system....
    10. Sep 9, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Special treatment for downtown stadium OK'd by Legislature

    L.A. NOW
    The Legislature on Friday approved a special legal process for a proposed 72,000-seat football stadium in downtown Los Angeles, but not before trying to expand the exemption from protracted environmental court challenges to other big projects. The state...
    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. California oil tax push would direct new funds to schools

    The Sacramento Bee
    Just months after California voters passed Proposition 30 to stave off education cuts, a push is under way to ensure that the next stream of higher education funding flows out of the ground. The idea of an oil severance tax has been bubbling for years,...

    Tags: Taxation, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Issues, Elections, Conservation

    12. Jun 30, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  12. Many state parks will remain open

    It was the vision of some and the collaboration of many that kept the Salton Sea Recreational Area and the Picacho Recreational Area opened beyond today.
    Staff Writer
    It was the vision of some and the collaboration of many that kept the Salton Sea Recreational Area and the Picacho Recreational Area opened beyond today. Since early last year these two parks were part of a plan to close about 70 of the 278 state...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Travel, Human Interest, State Parks, Jack London

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