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Session ends with pork and petty politics  
Dan Morain, Senior editor @ sacbee.com
Legislators haven't passed a budget. They didn't overhaul the troubled pension or taxation systems. They didn't approve bills aimed at increasing green electricity.
Talked about on: State Politics Now, FlashReport | Submitted 7 hours ago by scott
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Bid denied to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to appeal Prop. 8  
blogs.sacbee.com
A state appeals court has denied a conservative law group's request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.
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Cta, Flexing Political Clout, Targets Steinberg Tenure Proposal  
capitolweekly.net
One of the biggest education bills of the year died an ignoble death late at night during an ad hoc hearing of the Assembly Appropriations committee in the final hours of the legislative session. The fact that the bill was authored by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, was not enough to overcome opposition from some Republicans and strong opposition from the California Teachers Association.
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First Take: Boxer and Fiorina debate. End-of-session wrap-up.  
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina had some tough exchanges and sharp quips in their first debate Wednesday. Capitol Weekly looks at the chaos and tension that marked the end of the legislative session. ...
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Former Democratic lawmaker Parra to help Whitman  
blogs.sacbee.com
Former Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra has signed on to help Meg Whitman woo Democratic and independent voters, the Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign said this morning.
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Court won't force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8  
mercurynews.com
SACRAMENTO-- A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.
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If You Don't Like Tax Increases, Why Would You Vote for a Republican Governor?  
Joe Mathews @ foxandhoundsdaily.com
The debate - well, calling it a debate is charitable, so let's say the never-ending yelling match - over taxes in California politics makes little sense, particularly when applied to the governor's race.
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Bell Residents Applaud California's Reform Bills  
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times @ latimes.com
Legislation spurred by the Bell salary scandal is headed to the governor's desk. The bills include restrictions on automatic pay raises, an end to pension spiking and reimbursements for property tax overcharges.
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Jerry Brown touts Latino support in Oakland  
blogs.sacbee.com
Facing a barrage of Spanish-language advertising from Republican Meg Whitman, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown was joined by Latino legislators and community leaders at Laney College in Oakland Thursday to tout his history supporting causes dear to the state's growing Latino community.
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McConnell says Dems short tax votes  
Meredith Shiner @ politico.com
The Senate minority leader believes Democrats may not have the votes to repeal Bush tax cuts.
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Big-money Lobbyists Ruled At Legislative Session's End  
Jim Sanders @ sacbee.com
They crammed Capitol hallways, hailed lawmakers, worked phones, sweated, counted votes – and when the Legislature's session ended at midnight Tuesday, powerful interests left happy.
Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, State Politics Now, FlashReport, Calitics | Submitted 11 hours ago by eureka!
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NEW: The Boxer Fiorina jab session  
calwatchdog.com
Katy Grimes: Was that a debate between democrat U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina? I remember taking debate classes in school, and this did not even resemble debate format. It was more of a very controlled Q & A session, obviously with questions even agreed to ahead of time by Boxer’s team. [...]
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NEW: Is budget a tragedy or a horror?  
calwatchdog.com
SEPT. 2, 2010 As entertainment goes, the final regular-season episode of the Budget Show in the Capitol was shoddy. The actors – the Assembly members and senators – are B-rate. The speeches, despite their strained attempts to sound Kennedy-esque, were pretentious. Those of us in the audience sometimes rolled our eyes at the predictable plot. [...]
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Supporters Pressure Brown, Schwarzenegger To Defend Prop. 8 In Court  
Susan Ferriss @ sacbee.com
Proposition 8 supporters are ramping up political – and legal – pressure on Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend California's same-sex marriage ban in federal appeals court.
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Low, Middle Incomes Hit By Governor's Tax Plan  
sacbee.com
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest tax reform idea would probably result in higher costs for low- and middle-class taxpayers based on an initial review, the nonpartisan legislative analyst said Wednesday.
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