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  • What to Make of Two Different Revenue Projections

    Monday, May 20, 2013

    Budget experts representing Governor Jerry Brown and the California Legislature have come up with different revenue projections for the state budget. And a political analyst says you can probably trust one a little bit more.

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    LAO Expects Higher State Revenues than Gov. Brown

    Friday, May 17, 2013

    California’s non-partisan legislative analyst says the revenue projections in Governor Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal are too pessimistic – by more than three billion dollars. That’s already prompting some calls to increase spending.

  • Assembly Passes TRUST Act for Second Time

    Thursday, May 16, 2013

    The California Assembly has passed a bill that limits when local law enforcement agencies can turn undocumented immigrants over to federal authorities.

Democrats Look To Rein in Prop 13
Wed, May 15, 2013

Some Democrats at the Capitol are attempting to chip away at California’s fabled Prop 13. But supporters of the property tax limiting measure are digging in to fight back.


Source: County-Based Medi-Cal Expansion May Be Off the Table
Mon, May 13, 2013

Governor Jerry Brown is expected to release a revised budget proposal Tuesday. Health policy professionals are eager to hear administration’s latest thinking about the expansion of Medi-Cal.


Western U.S. Wildfire Potential Above Normal
Mon, May 13, 2013

Dry conditions are expected to cause a difficult fire season in California and much of the western United States. Federal budget cuts could complicate the problem.


State Begins Appeals Process on Prison Overcrowding
Mon, May 13, 2013

California is officially appealing a ruling by a federal three-judge-panel ordering the state to further reduce prison overcrowding.


Brown Set to Release "May Revise" Budget Proposal
Mon, May 13, 2013

The quietest California budget season in recent memory will heat up Tuesday, as Governor Jerry Brown releases his updated proposal known as the “May Revise.”


Lodi has counted 4 gang-related murders in the last 10 months.

In each case, a gun was used and a teenage gang member  was suspected in the shooting.

But  Lodi Police Lt. Chris Piombo says it was a brazen daylight killing in the street that captured the city's attention.

0613RI   LODIGANGS 1A:  "In east Lodi where the suspect tracked down the victim and shot him until he didn't have any more bullets in his gun. That really signaled to us we had to take it to another level with enforcement." (:11)

The city council voted to match a state grant, and so will use a half million dollars on programs to fight gangs over the next 2 years.

City Councilman Larry Hansen says some of that money will employ ex-gang members to steer young kids away from the gang life.

0613RI   LODIGANGS 1B: "They are able to talk to them on a level they can understand and mentor them and help them make better choices." (:06)

In Lodi Rich Ibarra Capital Public Radio News.

 
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Health Care Decision Hinges On A Crucial Clause

Constitutional scholars know there's much more at stake in the Supreme Court's decision on the Obama health care overhaul than one election. The case could mark a major turning point in the way the Supreme Court interprets the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.


Future Of Health Care Law Hangs In Balance

The Supreme Court may issue a ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act as early as Monday. Guy Raz talks to NPR Health Policy Correspondent Julie Rovner about what will happen next if the court rules against the law. In Oregon, Rocky King, the state's health insurance exchange director, says the imminent decision keeps him up at night and historian Jeff Shesol explains why there hasn't been a ruling this important since the 1930s.


 
 

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