Displaying items 73-84 of 23551
» View latimes.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1963
Next >
-
L.A. investigates alleged patient dumping by Nevada
Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich has launched a criminal investigation into possible patient dumping by a psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas, a spokesman said Tuesday. Trutanich's office is trying to determine whether Rawson-Neal Psychiatric...
Tags: Brian Sandoval, Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
-
Jerry Brown vows battle with Democratic critics of education plan
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown offered a spirited defense of his plan to overhaul the state’s education system Wednesday and warned Democratic critics of his plan that they were “going to get the battle of their lives” if they attempt to...
Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Unified School District, Government, Finance
-
Letters: A 'cranky' Gov. Brown
Re "Gov. Brown as Robin Hood," Column, April 29 In his column casting doubt on Gov. Jerry Brown's demand that money be shifted from better-off school districts to ones that have a higher share of disadvantaged students and English learners, George...Tags: Jerry Brown, Mexico, Government, Politics, China
-
Montana's Max Baucus announces retirement from Senate
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, who sometimes crossed his party in the powerful role of Finance Committee chairman, announced Tuesday he would retire at the end of his term — complicating Democrats' efforts to keep control of the Senate in...
Tags: Gun Control, Republican Party, Elections, Government, Finance
-
Jerry Brown tours prison after court ruling on crowding
This post has been updated. See note below for details.Freshly home from his trade tour of China, Gov. Jerry Brown made a quiet and unannounced stop: prison. The governor spent a little more than an hour on Friday at the California Institution for Men, a state prison in Chino. He was accompanied by his...Tags: Jerry Brown, Lawyers, Judges, Trials, Government
-
Using technology to fight cheating in online education
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her...
Tags: Students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Government, Clemson University, Teaching and Learning
-
Brown wants to tie some funding of universities to new proposals
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to tie some state funding for California's public universities to a host of new requirements, including 10% increases in the number of transfer students from community colleges and the percentage of freshmen...
Tags: Graduation, Students, Education, Government, Finance
-
11 people abducted in Afghanistan after chopper's forced landing
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eleven people, including eight Turkish nationals, were captured after their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan in an area largely controlled by the Taliban, local authorities said Monday. The...Tags: Turkey, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Wars and Interventions, National Government
-
Newsom busy; artichokes, avocados elevated in Jerry Brown's absence
SACRAMENTO -- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who served as acting governor while Gov. Jerry Brown was off on a week-long trade mission to China, used his newfound authority to deputize the artichoke and avocado as California’s official vegetable and fruit,...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, Gun Control, Government, Interior Policy
-
Connecticut gun makers demand apology from governor
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's gun manufacturers are accusing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of creating a hostile work environment and essentially driving them out of the state with comments they view as offensive. The clash reached a flash point in...
Tags: Firearms, CNN (tv network), Gun Control, Connecticut Economic Development, Shootings
-
Jerry Brown detailing plans for universities
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing forward with plans to shake up California's higher education system, including strict rules on tuition and fees, according to an administration spokesman. Under the governor's proposal, university officials would...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Students, Colleges and Universities, Education, Government
-
Jerry Brown OKs funds to seize guns held illegally
SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday. The plan received the...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mental Health, Sandy Hook Elementary School
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Regional Authority topic gallery.
