Questions Arise On What State Will Do With Special Funds Money
As the Department of Finance continues to look at just how much money is stashed away in special funds, questions are being asked about how that money can be used.
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As the Department of Finance continues to look at just how much money is stashed away in special funds, questions are being asked about how that money can be used.
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Backers of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional.
California State University and its faculty union have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract that would avert strikes threatened for the fall.
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