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L.A. Now Live: Open-government advocates criticize budget bill
First Amendment advocates are accusing Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers of slipping a stealth attack on government transparency into the massive budget bills that passed last week. The measure, approved by the Legislature on Friday and expected to...
Tags: Local Government, Regional Authority, Mark Leno, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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State auditor finds missed chances in anti-tobacco program for kids
The state is missing an opportunity to take action against many stores that sell cigarettes to minors, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Auditor Elaine Howle said a program run by the California Department of Public Health used a third...
Tags: Elaine Howle
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Raises for state workers could affect decision on governor's pay
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new offer of a 4.5% pay raise to the largest state employee union could affect the decision of a citizens panel that meets Wednesday to decide whether to give salary increases to the governor and legislators. It could be a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Employees
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Antonio Villaraigosa: 'I fully expect' to run for governor someday
Outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday gave one of his most specific hints about his continuing interest in running for California governor -- telling KPCC radio host Larry Mantle that he wants the job and expects to run one day....
Tags: Regional Authority, Gavin Newsom, U.S. Cabinet, Elections, FBI
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Budget could limit public's access to government documents
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign legislation that could reduce the public's access to basic government records that have long been used to scrutinize the actions of elected officials. The proposal, a late insert into the state...
Tags: Honda Center, Parties and Movements, Economy, Business and Finance, Regional Authority, Ronald Reagan
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Schools with fewer needy students decry California funding change
Ah Ram Kim is a 17-year-old high school student learning to read English at a first-grade level with the book "The Little Red Hen." Newly arrived from South Korea, she is one of 170 students, who are from Mexico, Vietnam, Egypt, Japan, Pakistan, Sri...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Pakistan, Research, Lobbying, Personal Income
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Jerry Brown reads up for possible Germany visit
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown is looking to get in touch with his roots as he reads up for a potential summer trip to Germany. The revelation was made by First Lady Anne Gust Brown earlier this month during an interview with former Newsweek reporter...
Tags: Regional Authority, Germany, Government, Politics, Travel
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California's prison crowding is growing, state report says
In the state's monthly progress report to federal judges, California acknowledges prison crowding has again begun to creep upward while Gov. Jerry Brown promises to seek legislative solutions "shortly." The state's 33 prisons are now at more than 150%...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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California lawmakers plan more budget votes for Saturday
SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers ended their work on the budget Friday afternoon, planning to reconvene again in the Capitol on Saturday morning to finish a series of related bills. The bulk of the spending plan has been approved by the Legislature...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Media Industry
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Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits
SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in...
Tags: Tribune Company, Robert J. Lopez, Regional Authority, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, FedEx Corporation
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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: Parties and Movements, Jeff Gorell, Darrell Steinberg, Regional Authority, Republican Party
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California's new state budget reduces arts funding 7.6%
Arts advocates who tried to throw a touchdown bomb in Sacramento this spring were sacked for a loss instead Friday as the California Legislature passed a $234-billion budget that cuts funding for the state's arts grant-making agency 7.6%. The budget for...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Politics, Human Interest
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