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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip

    LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years.
    LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...

    Tags: Human Rights, Health, Water Supply, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medical Procedures and Tests

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A way forward for L.A. County's child welfare department

    The killing last month of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez of Palmdale led Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto of Los Angeles to demand a state audit of L.A. County’s  Department of Children and Family Services. On its face, the demand appears to make...

    Tags: Mike Gatto, Prisons, Tim Donnelly, Lawyers, Justice System

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pro athletes who shop for workers' comp

    In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or worked in the state, except to train or play the occasional game here. In some cases, judges have even granted them awards over and above the ones they've <a href=&quot;http://lat.ms/18irPaT">already obtained</a> in their home states.
    In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or...

    Tags: Insurance, Employment Opportunities, Employees, Justice System, Bankruptcy

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Assembly OKs workers' comp bill to ban out-of-state athletes

    SACRAMENTO — Controversial legislation that would restrict most professional athletes from out-of-state teams from filing claims in California workers' compensation courts won overwhelming approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Despite...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Broken Bones, Employees, Career and Workplace, Social Security

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. California lawmakers spending spring break in Poland, Taiwan

    If it&rsquo;s spring break for the California Legislature, that means lawmakers are putting their passports to use.
    If it’s spring break for the California Legislature, that means lawmakers are putting their passports to use. This week, 15 legislators are off on fact-finding trips to Poland and Taiwan paid for by outside groups. The trip to Eastern Europe...

    Tags: Steven Bradford, Ricardo Lara, Travel, Bob Huff, Taiwan

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Gov. Brown sets election for Senate seat vacated by Michael Rubio

    SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday called a special election to fill the 16th District state Senate seat vacated last month by Michael Rubio. The primary will be May 21 and, if no candidate wins a majority, a runoff would be held July 23. Nobody...

    Tags: Michael Rubio, Government, Executive Branch, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Jerry Brown

    7. Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pro sports leagues aim to put workers' comp out of play

    One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues.
    One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues. Yet here they are trying to put another howler over on us. This is their assertion that retired pro athletes — many...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Employment Opportunities, Justice System

    8. Aug 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Bill would bar job posts from saying unemployed need not apply

    PolitiCal
    California legislation bans job ads that exclude unemployed...
    9. Jul 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. State lawmakers in D.C. for meetings on bullet train, other issues

    PolitiCal
    State lawmakers travel to D.C. for meetings...
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