Lawmakers Pass California Budget After Record Delay
State lawmakers have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the main bill in a legislative package aimed at ending California's record budget impasse and closing a $19 billion deficit.
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State lawmakers have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the main bill in a legislative package aimed at ending California's record budget impasse and closing a $19 billion deficit.
San Jose City Council candidate Larry Pegram says labor unions are out to get him after they've released court documents and are claiming that he used a false identity to hide a bankruptcy.
The state Assembly on Thursday passed the main bill in a legislative package aimed at ending California's record budget impasse and closing a $19 billion deficit.
The two candidates for California lieutenant governor on Thursday tried to dispel notions that they are both moderates cut from the same political cloth, sparring in their first live debate over issues ranging from the environment to immigration.
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is criticizing Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer over a fundraiser sponsored by lobbyists who help local governments and agencies obtain federal earmarks.
Waning support for a hefty parcel tax meant to fund dozens of police jobs has the Oakland Police Officers' Association campaigning for two alternative ballot measures.
The state is saddled with $8 billion of past due bills that will come due as soon as the governor signs a budget, and the state controller said Thursday there is not enough money to pay all of its debts at once.
The state Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on a budget Thursday that does not raise taxes or charge new fees.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi projected an air of supreme confidence as she campaigned in San Francisco Wednesday, refusing to entertain even the possibility that she could lose her speakership on November 2.
California lawmakers got their first look during brief committee hearings Wednesday at a proposal that attempts to end the state's record-long budget impasse and close a $19 billion deficit, primarily through targeted spending cuts and a large dose of creative accounting.
In a nondescript Mission District apartment building, in a tiny room, lives a David who has taken on a Goliath.
GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Wednesday called Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer a hypocrite for attacking Fiorina over her record of outsourcing as chief of Hewlett-Packard and challenged her to return any campaign contributions she has received from businesses who also outsourced jobs.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele swept through California's economically hard-hit Central Valley on Wednesday to rally conservative voters behind GOP candidates in competitive congressional races.
There is some mud slinging going on in Richmond politics as representatives of both police and firefighters unions made some strong accusations against the mayor as she runs for re-election.
The deal designed to end California's record-long budget stalemate includes more deep spending cuts for the schools and social services and a delay in a corporate tax break.
