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    Lawmakers Tout Measure to Keep State Parks Open

    Monday, May 21, 2012

    An effort to keep state park gates open is shaping up in the California legislature. A bipartisan proposal announced Monday would create a variety of new ways to fund parks.

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    Two Perfect Storms for County Elections Officials

    Monday, May 14, 2012

    Elections officials in California's 58 counties are dealing with a pair of perfect storms. They're not just preparing for the June Primary; they're scrambling to count and verify voter signatures for several potential November ballot initiatives.

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    Brown Submits Signatures for Proposed Tax Measure

    Thursday, May 10, 2012

    California Governor Jerry Brown has turned in approximately 1.5 million signatures for his proposed tax initiative, well more than what’s needed to qualify for the November ballot.

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    U.S. Transportation Secretary Urges Support for High Speed Rail

    Thursday, May 10, 2012

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling on state lawmakers to approve funding for high speed rail in California “sooner rather than later”. He visited Sacramento Thursday for meetings with legislators and the Governor.

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    CA Veterans Train To Fight Fires Hoping To Find Jobs

    Wednesday, May 09, 2012

    The California Conservation Corps and the US Forest Service are training more than 50 young veterans to fight fires. The goal is to help them transition from military to civilian life and give them a shot at a job with the Forest Service.

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    Pesticides Contribute to Bee Colony Collapse, Report Finds

    Tuesday, May 08, 2012

    An environmental advocacy group released a report Tuesday finding a common pesticide is contributing to the collapse of honeybee colonies. Bee losses have averaged 30 percent annually for the last four years, double what's normal.

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    Proposition 29 Would Increase Tobacco Tax

    Monday, May 07, 2012

    In the upcoming June Primary election, California voters will decide the fate of two ballot measures. Proposition 29, which would raise the tobacco tax to pay for cancer research.

  • Proposition 28 on June Primary Ballot Would Change Term Limits

    Monday, May 07, 2012

    Voting by mail for California’s Primary election officially begins Monday.Two initiatives are on the June 5th ballot. We kick off our election coverage with a look at Proposition 28. It would change term limits for the state Assembly and Senate.

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