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Key Senate panel approves Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel supported legislation Monday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader Darrell...
Tags: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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California lawmakers showered with gifts after shelving limits
SACRAMENTO -- Despite efforts to restrict the practice, California elected officials were showered with gifts last year from special interest groups, including tickets to Lakers and Giants games, concerts, cigars, expensive meals, lodging at casino...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Bob Huff, Public Officials, Jerry Brown, Trips and Vacations
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Key Senate panel to consider Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel will consider legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader...
Tags: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, University of California, Los Angeles, Jerry Brown, University of California, Berkeley
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State Sen. Michael Rubio resigns to work for Chevron
State Sen. Michael J. Rubio (D–Shafter) abruptly announced Friday that he is resigning his office to spend more time with his family and accept a government affairs job with Chevron Corp. The departure of Rubio, who was leading the charge to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Petroleum Industry, Elections, Environmental Issues, U.S. Senate
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Senate leader proposes modest changes in state's environmental law
The leader of the state Senate proposed modest changes to California’s environmental laws Friday, just hours after the resignation of a legislator who had called for a more dramatic revision. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Michael Rubio
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Democrats to push 10-bill package on gun control in Senate
PolitiCalState Senate Democrats on Thursday finalized a package of 10 gun-control bills they will pursue this year, and received backing for the measures from the mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Among the bills, Sen. Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) called...... -
Taking aim at the gun industry
We've all heard the saw about California being hostile to industry. Here's an industry that indisputably has grounds for complaint: the gun industry. Finally, the Legislature is getting something right. According to many experts, California's firearms...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Weaponry, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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Democratic lawmakers revive oil extraction tax for California
After California voters approved a multibillion-dollar increase to sales and income taxes in November to help fund education, Democratic legislative leaders promised restraint, saying they would not be seeking additional tax increases any time soon....
Tags: Bob Huff, Jerry Brown, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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A rogue ex-cop who shouldn't be armed
SACRAMENTO — Here's an idea for a new gun control law: How about immediately seizing the personal arsenal of a fired cop? Dishonorably discharged soldiers, after all, aren't allowed to own firearms. Why should dishonored cops? Like booted...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Laws, Misdemeanors, Crimes, Mark Leno
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Ex-governors call for changes to environmental law
PolitiCalThree of California's former governors have banded together to urge an overhaul of the state's landmark environmental law, saying the 40-year-old measure needs to be "modernized" to help speed the Golden State's economic recovery. The message echoes... -
Senator gets free trip to Super Bowl for campaign fundraiser
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Teachers criticize bill that would arm them
PolitiCalCalifornia lawmakers propose arming teachers...
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