http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us A legislative committee has recommended that the Senate confirm Gov. Jerry Brown's choice to lead California's prison system. Members of the Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday challenged how acting Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard is dealing with multiple inmate deaths from... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14836492-committee-supports-browns-nominee-to-head-prisons political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:10 -0700 June 19, 2013 Assemblyman Dan Logue , R-Marysville, launched a campaign for California's 3rd congressional district on Wednesday morning. That sets up a contest between Logue, who is termed out of the Assembly in 2014, and incumbent Walnut Grove Democrat... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14835464-capitol-alert-dan-logue-launches-congressional-campaign political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:56:14 -0700 Opponents of California's Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, plan a slate of activities in Sacramento to coincide with the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the ban's constitutionality. Organizers plan to host a news conference with leaders... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14835053-prop-8-ruling-imminent-gay-marriage-advocates-plan-sacramento-events political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:50:53 -0700 June 19, 2013 Pay for Gov. Jerry Brown , legislators and other top elected officials is going up, a state commission decided Wednesday. The California Citizens Compensation Commission voted 5-1 to grant a five percent raise for the state's 120... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14834706-pay-commission-grants-five-percent-raise-for-california-lawmakers-officials political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:15 -0700 June 19, 2013 Legislation aimed at curbing California school districts' use of bonds that have extended repayment periods and high costs stalled in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday after school officials mounted a heavy lobbying campaign against it. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14834893-capitol-alert-senate-committee-postpones-action-on-schoolbond-legislation political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:08 -0700 June 17, 2013 Three days and $13.37 later, Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento said she was struck by how challenging it was to eat properly on a food-stamp budget. Challenge to protest cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14820519-capitol-alert-matsui-completes-foodstamp-challenge-with-a-few-cents-to-spare political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:09:37 -0700 This blog sacbee.com Web June 17, 2013 Among the mountain of budget-related measures lawmakers approved last week, two paragraphs in the voluminous Assembly Bill 76 call for greater scrutiny of "additional appointments" and the policy that fueled them. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14819954-the-state-worker-california-bill-requires-reports-on-moonlighting-state-workers political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:10 -0700 Statement of Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins on Adoption of State Budget (Sacramento) The State Legislature today adopted a balanced, on-time state budget for the coming fiscal year.  The Legislature's budget will next be reviewed by Governor Brown by the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14819636-state-budget-is-responsible-blueprint-for-strengthening-california-and-its-people political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:35:27 -0700 A Community Conversation to Fix School Discipline," will focus on the debate about the use of "willful defiance" in school suspensions. The performance will be based on personal accounts from Sacramento participants, according to a press release from Cornerstone Theater.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14817372-event-to-discuss-student-discipline political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:11:51 -0700 And for years many employers have been more than happy to oblige. But the future of unpaid internships could be in doubt after a New York federal court ruling last week that film studio Fox Searchlight Pictures violated wage and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14817319-job-front-dont-exploit-interns-court-rules political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:01:39 -0700 In the main, coastal California metropolitan areas – particularly the San Francisco Bay Area in the north and the San Diego-Orange county region in the south – are recovering smartly, with strong job growth. Inland counties are still struggling with... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14817183-dan-walters-californias-inland-city-budgets-still-weak political-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:29:30 -0700 Americans have been eating hot dogs since at least 1870, when a Coney Island restaurateur started selling sausages on long buns. In California's capital, hot-dog carts keep the tradition going with cheap, quick, lunches for state workers and tourists. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14816349-legislators-hot-dog-definition-would-aid-street-vendors political-news Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:08:27 -0700 Supreme Court is poised to rule on the legality of Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure passed by California voters that amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – when asked... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14813221-hope-uncertainty-hang-over-sacramentos-gay-pride-celebration political-news Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:58:27 -0700 California lawmakers wrapped up their work on the state budget on Saturday, approving bills detailing plans for university tuition assistance, energy efficiency projects and the expansion of healthcare programs. The Legislature also renewed a $500-million tax on managed care plans,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14811901-california-lawmakers-finalize-963billion-budget political-news Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:14:52 -0700 Grads dads dances Posted by John Saul Graduation time:  Many students will be moving on to new stages of their lives today and that will be marked by graduation ceremonies throughout the region. The biggest will probably be at CenturyLink... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14811014-saturday-memo-grads-dads-dances political-news Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:28:33 -0700