Gov. Brown To Eliminate Questionable Board
As part of his revised budget, Gov. Jerry Brown will propose eliminating a state board that has been criticized for providing a highly paid landing spot for termed-out lawmakers looking for work.
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As part of his revised budget, Gov. Jerry Brown will propose eliminating a state board that has been criticized for providing a highly paid landing spot for termed-out lawmakers looking for work.
The Assembly has approved changes to California's safety net for injured workers that would prevent cuts to disability benefits based on their race, sex or age.
Republican state lawmakers on Thursday released their own proposal to close California's remaining $15.4 billion budget deficit, proposing to cut the pay for state employees, reduce programs further for the needy and take funds intended to help young children and the mentally ill.
State schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson joined dozens of teachers, nurses and firefighters at a state Capitol rally Wednesday, the latest in a weeklong series of actions designed to pressure California lawmakers into raising taxes to avoid deep spending cuts to education.
San Diego County prosecutors asked a state court Wednesday to overturn former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's last-minute decision to slash the prison sentence for the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, his friend and political ally.
Parent groups joined California teachers Tuesday on the front lines of a weeklong series of rallies against the possibility of deep budget cuts to education, demanding that state lawmakers raise revenue to adequately fund public schools.
A Republican gay rights group is again asking a federal appeals court to immediately lift the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. armed forces.
Hundreds of teachers from around California descended on the state Capitol Monday to make the case for extending tax hikes as a way to stave off deep budget cuts to public education.
Sean Astin helped save Middle-earth from Mordor in "The Lord of the Rings" series. But can the actor who played good-hearted "Sam" in the big-screen trilogy save a first-time congressional candidate in California?
Manufacturers would have to make BB guns in bright colors so they could more easily be distinguished from real guns, under a bill approved by the state Senate.
The state Senate has approved a bill that would let landlords ban smoking on their properties, including inside rental units.
Dozens of California teachers rallied Monday in downtown San Francisco, launching a week of statewide protests over the threat of deep budget cuts to public education.
A free-speech dispute in a Northern California city has forged an unlikely political alliance between the regional chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a local tea party group.
Republican Beth Gaines easily won a special election Tuesday to fill the Northern California state Assembly seat vacated when her husband left to take a state Senate seat in January.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is signaling that she is just as strong a supporter of same-sex marriage as her predecessor in the office, Gov. Jerry Brown.
