Elected Officials In Calif. Admit Using Personal Email For Government Business
Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California's other top elected officials acknowledge using personal email accounts to conduct government business.
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Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California's other top elected officials acknowledge using personal email accounts to conduct government business.
Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a plan injecting $1 billion of water spending into California as it grapples with a historic drought.
A $1 billion water spending plan for drought-stricken California is heading to Gov. Jerry Brown.
California lawmakers are considering a plan to speed up more than $1 billion in water spending as the drought persists.
Under the legislation, every adult citizen in Oregon who has interacted with the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division since 2013 but hasn't registered to vote will receive a ballot in the mail at least 20 days before the next statewide election. The measure is expected to add about 300,000 new voters to the rolls.
The Democratic Party has a 15-point registration edge in the 7th Senate District in the east San Francisco Bay Area, and a Democrat is likely to win the seat in May.
Four months after California voters lowered penalties for certain crimes, state lawmakers and law enforcement officials are lining up with proposals to repeal portions of the new law that they say have created unintended consequences, such as reducing the number of DNA samples taken from suspects.
Friday was the deadline for California state lawmakers to introduce the hundreds of bills that they will consider this year. They have until Sept. 11 to send the measures to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature or veto.
The California Republican Party on Sunday officially recognized the party's organized gay wing that has fought years for formal acceptance.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling California Republicans the party should not rush to choose a 2016 presidential nominee because of pressure from pundits and donors.
A referendum to repeal statewide plastic-bag ban has qualified for November 2016 ballot.
Chewing tobacco could be completely banned from Major League Baseball stadiums, under a new bill being proposed by Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond.
As state legislatures across the nation grapple with declining funding to maintain roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure, California lawmakers are confronting the unintended consequences of policies aimed at achieving ambitious environmental goals.
Democratic congressman Mike Honda says on his Twitter account he has a transgender grandchild, an announcement that comes amid a national conversation about people who struggle with gender identity.
California Democrats are solidifying their support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presumed presidential bid next year, while California Republicans have no clear front-runner, according to a poll released Thursday.
