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California Senate panel hits the brakes on oil, soda taxes
Bills proposing new taxes on oil and soda in California were shelved for the year by a state Senate panel on Thursday, but the measures' authors say they plan to pursue approval of them in January. The Senate Appropriations Committee also kept a hold on...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Norma J. Torres
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Lawmaker has solution to low voter turnout in Los Angeles
A state lawmaker has a possible answer to the dismal voter turnout in Los Angeles city elections. State Sen. Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) said it was frustrating that only about 19% of eligible voters in Los Angeles turned out to the polls Tuesday to...
Tags: Voting, Polls, Elections, Politics, Norma J. Torres
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Democrats pick up one state legislative seat, lose another
Democrats picked up another seat in the state Assembly in Tuesday’s special legislative elections, restoring their two-thirds majority in the lower house, while a Republican was the apparent upset winner of a race for an open Senate seat. With...
Tags: Michael Rubio, Primaries, Small Businesses, Elections, Politics
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Assemblywoman Norma Torres wins election for Senate seat
State Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-Pomona) is headed to the California Senate after winning a decisive victory in a special election Tuesday. With 100% of precincts reporting, Torres had 59.4% of the vote over Republican Paul S. Leon in the election to...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Norma J. Torres
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Senate approves Hueso's request for committee on California's energy independence
The creation of a Committee for California’s Energy Independence was granted upon request of state Senator Ben Hueso, a press released announced. The California State Senate approved this request Thursday and appointed Hueso (D-San Diego) as the...Tags: Mark DeSaulnier, Bill Emmerson, California State Legislature
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Low bidder gets copier contract
Staff WriterAn unusually disputed copier lease contract was awarded to the lowest bidder by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, despite staff’s initial recommendations. After one continuance and Tuesday’s back-and-forth discussions, the... -
Pasadena school board: One seat, two visions
The two men in Tuesday’s runoff election for an open Pasadena school board seat have taken divergent paths to the ballot box. Ruben Hueso, 46, is a Pasadena public school parent volunteer and a 21-year Los Angeles elementary school teacher with...
Tags: Elections, Personal Income, Politics
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Hampton defeats Hueso for Pasadena school board seat
Local businessman Tyron Hampton defeated elementary school teacher Ruben Hueso in Tuesday’s runoff election for an open seat on the Pasadena school board. Hampton, who had trailed Hueso by a wide margin in a crowded March 5 primary race and also...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Politics
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Hueso appointed to the Senate Select Committee on California Mexico Cooperation
The California State Senate has appointed Sen. Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, to the Select Committee on California Mexico Cooperation, according to a press release from Hueso’s Office. This committee studies and makes legislative recommendations...Tags: Economic Policy, Mexico, California State Legislature
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Hueso visits the Valley
Staff WriterState Senator Ben Hueso may have been sworn in office just last week, but the senator is already touring the Valley and the other inland areas he now represents. Earlier this month, Hueso, D-San Diego, won the 40th state Senate District by a landslide... -
Hispanic political power asserted with Hueso
Staff WriterBen Hueso won the 40th state Senate District by a landslide Tuesday, and to one political scientist this means the political power of Californian Hispanics continues to grow. Hueso’s election also means that “the power balance in the (state)...Tags: Elections, Juan Vargas, Politics
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Assemblyman Ben Hueso poised to take state Senate seat
Assemblyman Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) on Tuesday won a special election for the 40th Senate District seat vacated when Juan Vargas moved on to Congress. With all precincts reporting, Hueso garnered 52% of the vote, according to the unofficial tally...
Tags: Democratic Party, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Elections, Juan Vargas, Politics
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