California Lawmaker Proposes New Oil Tax Amid Rising Gas Prices
In one week, gas prices have jumped 12 cents, and as they continue to climb, a California lawmaker is proposing a new tax to be paid on every barrel of crude oil produced in the state.
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In one week, gas prices have jumped 12 cents, and as they continue to climb, a California lawmaker is proposing a new tax to be paid on every barrel of crude oil produced in the state.
Concerned parents and students continued to protest as a vote is set to come Thursday night to decide the fate of 11 Sacramento schools on the chopping block.
Taking part in Celebrity Charity Week on "The Price Is Right," NBA legend Charles Barkley won $67,633 for the Mustard Seed School in Sacramento.
Reports of an armed gunman prompted the lockdown of five Davis schools on Thursday morning, but he was carrying a BB gun and never walked on to school property, police said.
A dig for human remains in a Linden area well failed, the FBI said on Thursday, and there are no plans for future searches.
The California Highway Patrol says a crane fell during work on the new Bay Bridge project, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Sierra ski resorts received a little bit more snowfall overnight in the last stages of a winter storm that hit Northern California this week.
The Fairfield man accused of murdering a 13-year old girl enters a not guilty plea in Solano County Superior Court on Thursday.
New figures show U.S. wine exports grew for the third consecutive year in 2012, setting a record of $1.43 billion in revenue, the San Francisco-based Wine Institute said Thursday.
A parolee led police on a chase in a stolen car before crashing into a tree and being tracked down on foot Wednesday night, the Stockton Police Department said.
A Sacramento County jury convicted a man on six charges, including rape, in attacks on women in south Sacramento in 2011.
California should receive at least $20.6 billion from a settlement with the nation's major mortgage lenders, the largest share of any state and about $2 billion more than expected when the agreement to assist homeowners was announced last year, according to a report released Thursday.
An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes.
Fallout from the fiscal cliff is causing troubles for tax preparers, which means it could take longer to get your tax return this year.
