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    Legislative Dems Want to Restore Budget Cuts, but Priorities Differ

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    As budget talks head into their final weeks, supporters of programs suffering from years of cuts are asking for help. Gov. Jerry Brown opposes any new spending. But Assembly and Senate Democrats have different programs in which they'd like to invest.

  • Fire Camps Key To Reducing Prison Overcrowding

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    Reducing overcrowding at California prisons is not easy. Generally, inmates must either be released or given more space, which is expensive. But there is a third option. Inmates can be sent to fire camps.

  • 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.

  • Council Approves Final Plan for Delta

    Thursday, May 16, 2013

    The Delta Stewardship Council has unanimously approved the final plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The plan is designed to protect the Delta ecosystem while providing a more reliable supply of water for California.

  • 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

    Wednesday, 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.

  • Courtesy CAL FIRE

    Western U.S. Wildfire Potential Above Normal

    Monday, 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.

 
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