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That's because the house's Rules Committee has voted to eliminate Lincoln's Birthday and Columbus Day as paid holidays in 2010. The move puts Assembly workers in step with other state workers, who had the two holidays axed earlier this year.
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As the California Assembly closes in on naming a new leader, the question is not whether the next speaker will be a Latino from Los Angeles, it is which one. But what might have been cause for cultural celebration has instead become a family feud. The...
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Bass told reporters at a Capitol press conference that Pérez had secured enough commitments within the Democratic caucus to pave the way to approval by the entire Assembly. "I really very deeply believe that John will be a speaker that reflects the strong...
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At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your Mother.”...
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California lawmakers will try again Monday to find common ground on a way to cut the state corrections budget without endangering public safety. The Assembly has been unable to secure enough votes to pass a prison bill approved by the state Senate on...
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California's Assembly speaker postponed a vote Monday as she tries to line up enough votes on a controversial plan to trim the state's inmate population to save $1 billion. Speaker Karen Bass already had stripped out the most contentious provisions from...
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Legislation to reduce California's prison population by more than 27,000 inmates narrowly made it out the state Senate on Thursday and appeared poised for an equally tough fight in the Assembly. The plan has the support of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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Two local state legislators gave pay increases to seven staff members as the state battled to reduce its budget and lawmakers forced state employees to take unpaid leave. Neither of the Salinas area's state senators gave pay increases to their staff members.
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Calif.— Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday defended his proposals to reform welfare and other social programs as negotiations over closing California's $26.3 billion deficit remained frozen. Democrats are upset that Schwarzenegger has demanded the...
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