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Unrest Among Capitol Democrats? [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report]   - flashreport.org
We've gotten a lot of "tips" today that there are leadership runs at least being talked about against both Senate President Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass. I don't follow the internal politics that take place on the left…
Cited on: FlashReport | Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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Schwarzenegger: Calif lawmakers protecting unions   - signonsandiego.com
California's Democratic-led Legislature is putting union interests over taxpayers' well-being, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday as the state started printing IOUs for the first time in nearly 20 years.
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Governor Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles to Discuss State Budget Crisis   - gov.ca.gov
Gov. Schwarzenegger held a press conference to discuss the next steps that need to be taken to solve our budget crisis. The Governor proclaimed a fiscal emergency and called a Proposition 58 legislative special session to address this emergency.
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Governor Holds Press Conference in Fresno to Discuss State Budget Crisis   - gov.ca.gov
Gov. Schwarzenegger held a press conference to discuss the next steps that need to be taken to solve our budget crisis. The Governor proclaimed a fiscal emergency and called a Proposition 58 legislative special session to address this emergency.
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Judge clarifies purpose at first federal Proposition 8 hearing   - latimes.com
In the first hearing on a federal challenge of Proposition 8, a judge reminded lawyers on Thursday that the constitutionality of the anti-gay marriage measure would be determined by higher courts and that his job was to give them as many facts and findings as possible.
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A Budget Deal Will Be Soon, Senate Leader Says   - californiascapitol.com
Democrats, abandoning their quest to increase taxes on cigarettes and oil producers in the face of GOP opposition, said on July 2 that a budget compromise could occur in a few days. Lawmakers and Gov....
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Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage   - mercurynews.com
WASHINGTON — Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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California budget crisis: An IOU Q&A   - mercurynews.com
California is on track to run short of cash to pay all its bills by the end of July. IOUs are a way to conserve cash and at least buy time.
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Obama calls Dems to talk health care   - politico.com
The president tells top Democrats he'll put his political capital behind health care reform.
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Don’t expect any state budget news until Monday   - totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com
Action on the budget appears like it’ll wait until Monday. Orange County State Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, headed back home at noon today, along with many of his colleagues. Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, told reporters this morning that most senators are headed back to their districts for the July 4th Weekend, however, Steinberg and [...]
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Governor Schwarzenegger Offers Rewards for Information in Two Unsolved Murder Cases   - gov.ca.gov
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today offered rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a California court of the person or persons responsible for the following two unsolved murder cases in California. The following is a …
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Swine flu quarantine at San Quentin prison   - signonsandiego.com
About 800 San Quentin State Prison inmates have been quarantined while officials investigate 30 suspected cases of swine flu.
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Prison Food Vendors Get IOU’s; May Go Out of Business!   - hoguenews.com
I have been on the phone with Darrell Steinbergs office, the State Controllers Office, and the Department of Corrections.  Here is what I am able to squeeze out of the folks so far. Food v...
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Water Release to Central Valley Farms   - gov.ca.gov
Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will release up to 100,000 acre-feet of water to aid Central Valley farms. Today's action comes after the Governor visited the farming community of Mendota June 19 where he met with local elected officials to discuss the three-year drought and its …
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Education secretary urges teachers to tie wages to student achievement   - signonsandiego.com
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged thousands of teachers to consider linking their salaries to student achievement during his Thursday speech at the National Education Association's annual meeting in downtown San Diego.
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Judge eyes quick action on Calif gay marriage ban   - signonsandiego.com
A federal judge in San Francisco said Thursday that he wants to conduct a full trial on a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban because he expects the case to one day reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Poizner overhauls political shop to stave off Whitman moves   - capitolweekly.net
Though the Republican gubernatorial primary is almost a year away, Steve Poizner has overhauled his campaign operation, dismissing a number of Sacramento insiders and replacing them with new, full-time staff.
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FYI: California IOUs at a glance   - latimes.com
For the first time since 1992, the state is issuing IOUs. California does not have enough cash on hand to pay all of its bills.
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Education secretary challenges NEA on teacher pay   - signonsandiego.com
Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement.
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Pham makes congressional bid official, faces Van Tran   - totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com
Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Westminster, was recruited by the National Republican Congressional Committee to challenge Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove, in 2010 - but he won’t have a clear path to the GOP nomination. Quang X. Pham is finalizing his Federal Elections Commission paperwork today to make his underdog congressional bid official, moving it from the exploratory [...]
Cited on: FlashReport, Rough & Tumble | Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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Governor Proposes More Raids of Public Education Dollars   - californiaprogressreport.com
In the wake of the Governor’s failure to sign a budget that would make the state solvent in terms of cash flow, the Governor has made a number of proposals to find money. One of these proposals is to suspend Proposition 98, the minimum funding law designed to provide funding...
Cited on: FlashReport, CA Progress Report | Submitted 12 hours ago by eureka!
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Federal judge moves to fast track legal fight over Proposition 8   - mercurynews.com
While refusing to block the law for now, judge ready for full-blown trial to address latest legal challenge to California's ban on gay marriage
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IOUs from California are on their way   - mercurynews.com
With its bank balance careening toward zero, California began sending tens of thousands of IOUs to its creditors Thursday, the latest black eye for the state and its broken budget system.
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VIDEO: SEIU Protesters Storm the Capitol   - hoguenews.com
I ride my bicycle by the Capitol every morning and evening and each day I get a chance to see which groups are gathering for a protest during the day and which ones merit coverage from the local news ...
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Unemployment rate overshadows green energy jobs   - totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com
A staged photo-op at the White House this afternoon to tout successful green energy companies took a somber turn in the face of the  June unemployment numbers released today. The unemployment rate hit a 26-year high after 467,000 jobs were lost in June. Joined by a group of CEOs – including two from California companies Hara [...]
Cited on: FlashReport | Submitted 3 hours ago by eureka!
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UPDATE: Coupe to Remove Pro-tem Steinberg FAILS!   - hoguenews.com
BREAKING: State Senator Darrell Steinberg being removed from Democrat Caucus Leader? I am reporting that Senate Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg has been asked to step-down as caucus leader after ‘...
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Obama calls on public to pressure Congress on healthcare reform   - latimes.com
With lawmakers on Capitol Hill struggling to pull together sweeping healthcare legislation, President Obama today called for increase public pressure on Congress warning that some lawmakers might be tempted to put off action.
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Obama urges public to demand healthcare reform   - latimes.com
With Capitol Hill lawmakers struggling to reconcile clashing views on overhauling the nation's healthcare system, President Obama on Wednesday appealed to the public not to let Congress put off action on his top legislative priority.
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Senate stalemate could mean windfall for public schools   - capitolweekly.net
In the wake of the Senate’s failure to pass three bills that would have bridged the state cash crunch, uncertainty now reigns over how much discretion the state has to make cuts to public schools, and what the missed deadline means for the rest of the state budget.
Cited on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 17 hours ago by eureka!
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California begins printing IOUs   - latimes.com
Deep in debt and short on cash, California this afternoon started churning out its first batch of IOUs in nearly two decades amid grumbles from bankers, growing public outrage and scant progress in negotiations to solve the state's widening budget deficit.
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