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California Republican plans new think tank
PolitiCalSen. Sam Blakeslee, one of the only Republican senators willing to try negotiating a budget deal with Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown last year, plans to start a new think tank after leaving the Legislature next year.... -
Republicans fail in rare attempt to override governor's veto
PolitiCalCalifornia Republican lawmakers failed Thursday to engineer the first override of a gubernatorial veto in three decades.... -
Initiative would make Legislature part time, slash its pay
PolitiCalA proposal by Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) probably won't make her many friends among her colleagues. She wants to reduce the Legislature to part-time status and cut its pay from $95,000 annually to $1,500 a month. Grove is one of...... -
New law aims to keep contraband out of state mental hospitals
L.A. NOWGov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes it a misdemeanor to deliver contraband such as tobacco products or wireless devices to state mental hospital patients.The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) and... -
Government: California GOP senators go public with their budget demands [Updated]
Opinion L.A.The four things Republicans want from the California budget.... -
Special treatment for downtown stadium OK'd by Legislature
L.A. NOWThe 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... -
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Our View: Legislators unwilling to give up access to gifts
To a man and to a woman, there is very little trust left in politics. Even when mass corruption isn’t suspected, or when our representatives seem to be doing all right by us, there is still that view that they are often operating in the shadows...Tags: Politics, Laws, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice
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Editorial: Lawmakers win again
State lawmakers long ago lost credibility with Californians. Last week's decision to kill a bill that would have banned lobbyists from showering them with gifts isn't going to win back any of that lost respect. We find it shameful that legislators, who...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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