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01/31/12 - Asm Budget

  • SB 81 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): Budget Act of 2011.
  • SB 95 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): Criminal justice realignment.
  • SB 98 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): Nursing.

    • most followed bills

    1. AB 109 (Committee on Budget): Criminal justice alignment.
    2. AB 131 (Cedillo): Student financial aid.
    3. AB 340 (Furutani): Public employees’ retirement.
    4. AB 144 (Ammiano and Portantino): Firearms.
    5. AB 889 (Ammiano and V. Manuel Pérez): Domestic work employees.
    6. AB 376 (Fong and Huffman): Shark fins.
    7. AB 130 (Cedillo): Student financial aid: eligibility: California Dream Act of 2011.
    8. AB 52 (Feuer and Huffman): Health care coverage: rate approval.
    9. SB 458 (Corbett): Mortgages: deficiency judgments.
    10. AB 165 (Lara): Pupil fees.
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    Calif. Supreme Court upholds state Senate maps  
    JUDY LIN, Associated Press @ utsandiego.com
    The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state Senate maps drawn last year by an independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to GOP attempts to block Democrats from gaining enough seats to pass taxes on their own.
    Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    The Redistricting Report for 01-27-12  
    Paul Mitchell @ aroundthecapitol.com
    Today is the big day when the State Supreme Court will rule on the State Senate lines -- they won't be putting out new lines this am, but they will decide if they are getting into the line-drawing business.
    Submitted 11 hours ago by scott
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    Gov. Brown Pitches La Chamber For Tax Measure Support :: Fox&hounds  
    foxandhoundsdaily.com
    Governor Jerry Brown returned to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce to give a similar speech to the one he gave last year– seeking support for his tax plan. Last year, his proposal was in the legislature, this time he had an initiative to sell. However, the business people I talked to in the audience were non-committal on the taxes, especially if the taxes were not accompanied by other reforms such as spending limits and pension reform.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 3 hours ago by eureka!
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    California Supreme Court denies challenge of Senate maps  
    Jim Sanders @ blogs.sacbee.com
    The California Supreme Court ruled today that state Senate maps drawn by a citizens commission will be used in this year's elections, despite a pending referendum to overturn them.
    Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    Gender Gap in Capitol Growing  
    Torey Van Oot @ sacbee.com
    The Legislature is expected to welcome a record number of new faces next year, thanks in part to term limits and new political maps. But the same forces contributing to turnover under the dome are expected to cause the number of women elected to state office to drop for the third consecutive cycle.While the demographics of the Legislature ebb and flow, groups that train and support female candidates say the trend is troubling because women currently fill just 34 of the state's 120 legislative seats.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 16 hours ago by scott
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    Union files complaint on SD pension initiative  
    utsandiego.com
    A second challenge has been filed against a proposed ballot initiative headed for the June ballot that would replace guaranteed pensions with a 401(k)-style plan for most new city hires.
    Submitted 6 hours ago by eureka!
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    Court ruling could expand Democratic majority  
    JUDY LIN and JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press @ utsandiego.com
    The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new political map drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission in a ruling that gives Democrats their long-awaited opportunity to control two-thirds of a legislative chamber, the threshold needed to pass tax increases.
    Submitted 5 hours ago by eureka!
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    Billionaire Insurance Exec Backs Initiative To Change Rate Rules  
    californiawatch.org
    The 90-year-old billionaire chairman of Mercury Insurance just won’t give up.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, FlashReport | Submitted 16 hours ago by eureka!
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    Board members to vote on each other's legal fees  
    utsandiego.com
    The Sweetwater school board will decide Monday whether taxpayers should foot the bill for up to $900,000 in legal fees €” for three of its five members.
    Submitted 6 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Podcast: Sales Pitch  
    John Myers @ blogs.kqed.org
    Maybe all those years spent on the rough seas of California politics help explain why, so far, Governor Jerry Brown has charted a pretty successful course for his November tax initiative.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, FlashReport | Submitted 16 hours ago by eureka!
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    Obama on the Road  
    nytimes.com
    Fresh from a State of the Union speech he used to make his case for re-election, President Obama took to the road on Wednesday to build support for his economic message of fairness, calling for Congress to eliminate tax deductions for companies that move jobs overseas.
    Submitted 15 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Gov. Jerry Brown Offers Sweeping Defense Of High-speed Rail  
    William Nottingham @ latimesblogs.latimes.com
    Gov. Jerry Brown took to the airwaves Friday in defense of the state's controversial high-speed rail project -- with a pretty sweeping statement.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 5 hours ago by eureka!
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    Key aides quit Beutner's campaign for L.A. mayor  
    David Zahniser @ latimes.com
    Two high-level political consultants have quit the campaign of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner, just days after he gave a major policy speech attacking City Hall.
    Submitted 38 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Adult education on L.A. Unified's chopping block  
    Sandy Banks @ latimes.com
    With financial woes in Sacramento and new freedom on spending earmarked funds, the district proposes a budget that has no money to help adults get high school diplomas, learn English or career skills.
    Submitted 3 hours ago by eureka!
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    The Swarm: Tani Cantil-Sakauye Pleads Her Case, Fights Calderon Bill  
    Dan Morain @ blogs.sacbee.com
    Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye today urged the defeat of Assembly legislation that would undermine the authority of the Judicial Council, and give courts in as few as two counties authority to veto any statewide judicial project.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 16 hours ago by eureka!
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    Union Membership Dips Slightly In California, Still 7th Highest  
    blogs.sacbee.com
    Union membership among California's workers declined fractionally in the last year, according to an annual survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, but remains seventh highest among the states.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, FlashReport | Submitted 5 hours ago by eureka!
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    Lawmakers want reversal in CPUC San Bruno probe  
    The Associated Press @ utsandiego.com
    Two legislators are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to reverse the president of the California Public Utilities Commission's decision to put himself in charge of a probe into whether Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should be fined for the San Bruno pipeline explosion.
    Submitted 5 hours ago by eureka!
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    State Supreme Court to leave boundaries intact for Senate races  
    Maura Dolan @ latimes.com
    The California Supreme Court, faced with a possible ballot measure to scrap newly drawn election districts, decided Friday to leave the boundaries in place for this year's state Senate races.
    Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    Snorking Spilled Milk: Mitt Beats Down Newt  
    calbuzz.com
    In miring himself ever more steadily and deeply in the tar pit of immigration, Romney reminds us of no one so much as his BFF Meg Whitman, another 2010 vet, who tried to win election by blowharding her way to the GOP nomination for governor with a hard-line stance on the issue before desperately trying to get back on the center in the general.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    Peninsula Health Care District awards $2.15 million in grants  
    Aaron Kinney @ mercurynews.com
    The Peninsula Health Care District is providing community health grants to 19 local organizations. The recipients include the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club, Mills-Peninsula Senior Focus, Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, and the Peninsula Jewish Community Center's 'Get Up & Go' program for seniors.
    Submitted 1 hour ago by eureka!
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    Universal Health Care Measure Stalls In California Senate  
    Torey Van Oot and Jim Sanders @ sacbee.com
    Legislation to create a universal health care system in California stalled in the state Senate Thursday ahead of a key legislative deadline, signaling it will likely fail to advance this year. The so-called "Medicare for all" proposal, Senate Bill 810, fell short of the 21 votes needed to pass the upper house, by a vote of 19-15. Four moderate Democrats abstained and one joined Republicans in voting against the bill.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, FlashReport | Submitted 16 hours ago by eureka!
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    AP Interview: End of prison oversight not certain  
    DON THOMPSON, Associated Press @ utsandiego.com
    The court-appointed receiver overseeing California's prison health care system said Friday the state must keep its promise to spend more than $2 billion for new medical facilities before the federal courts can end an oversight role that has lasted six years.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    Sacramento Bee -- Capitol Alert  
    Dan Smith @ blogs.sacbee.com
    Union membership among California's workers declined fractionally in the last year, according to an annual survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, but remains fifth highest among the states.
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    Herb Wesson engineers another shake-up at L.A. City Hall  
    latimes.com
    The new City Council president strips rival lawmakers Bernard C. Parks and Jan Perry of key committee chairmanships. The move is expected to widen the divide between Wesson and the council's only other African American members.
    Submitted 10 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Sacramento judge refuses to halt redevelopment agencies' demise  
    sacbee.com
    A Sacramento judge today refused to grant a stay to stop the state from shuttering more than 400 local redevelopment agencies to stave off a financial crisis.
    Submitted 4 hours ago by eureka!
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