California Budget Proposal Finally Debated By Full Legislature
The state Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on a budget Thursday that does not raise taxes or charge new fees.
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The state Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on a budget Thursday that does not raise taxes or charge new fees.
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.
California driver licenses are getting a new look. The Department of Motor Vehicles unveiled the upgraded license Wednesday.
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.
California's Supreme Court will decide whether illegal immigrants must pay higher tuition at state universities.
Republican Meg Whitman has spent more than $140 million on her campaign for California governor so far, nearly $40 million of it during the last three months, she reported Tuesday.
The major party candidates for state attorney general clashed Tuesday on issues ranging from the environment to the death penalty as they tried to distinguish themselves in their only scheduled debate before Election Day.
Attorney Gloria Allred refused again to disclose how she came to represent an illegal immigrant housekeeper Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman employed for nine years.
It was a two out of three decision for Gov. Schwarzenegger, after the California Supreme Court on Monday upheld his order to furlough state workers. KCBS' Doug Sovern is on the Campaign Watch, where he reports it was a major victory for part of the governor's budgeting plans.
California Democrats cling to narrow leads in three high-profile state-wide races as early voting begins, according to the latest exclusive SurveyUSA polling for CBS 5. The poll also found puffed up support for Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana.
The California Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order to furlough state workers, dealing a major victory to part of the governor's budgeting plans.
Possessing up to an ounce of marijuana in California is now no more serious than getting a speeding ticket.
President Barack Obama on Friday congratulated California leaders for passing legislation that will prepare the nation's most populous state for federal health care reform.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days.
Saturday's Central Valley showdown between CA's gubernatorial hopefuls was expected to be overshadows by a scandal that, as KCBS' Doug Sovern reports from the Campaign Watch, has dogged the Whitman campaign.
Outside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office hangs a clock of sorts. But instead of telling time, it shows how many days the state has been without a budget and calculates a running tab of how much that's costing taxpayers.
Not only were the ballot boxes being prepped, but campaign managers were keenly aware of the looming start of early voting as well.
The attorney for Meg Whitman's former housekeeper released a copy Thursday of a purported 2003 letter that she says shows the Republican gubernatorial candidate knew all along that the maid might be an illegal immigrant.
A ban on Iranian pistachios that took effect this week could benefit California farmers, who already grow almost all of the world's supply of the nut.
Like the high-profile races for California governor and U.S. Senate, the race for secretary of state pits a seasoned politician against a businessman making his first run for public office.
The California Supreme Court issued an order in San Francisco Wednesday that appears to block Thursday's execution of a convicted murderer, regardless of whether a federal court stay is upheld in the U.S. court system.
One of the 21 bills signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday okays the release of medically incapacitated prisoners.
A federal appeals court has ruled that California illegally classified interns as "highly qualified" teachers and assigned them to schools in low-income and minority areas.
The independent commission tasked with redrawing California's legislative districts does not yet exist, but voters in November will have the opportunity to either expand its reach or dismantle it entirely.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders have canceled their scheduled budget talks, continuing a record-long impasse over enacting a state spending plan.
