California’s Bullet Train Cost Spikes 20 Percent
March 9, 2018 | Chris Nichols
GOP lawmakers and taxpayer groups seized on Friday’s new report indicating high-speed-rail cost overruns to argue the state should stop funding it.
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State And Local Agencies Aid DREAMers Facing Federal Deadline
October 3, 2017 | Julia Mitric
State and local agencies and colleges across California are mobilizing to help "Dreamers" meet a key federal deadline this week.
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Trump's Review Of Fuel Standards Could Lead To Fight With California
March 16, 2017 | Amy Quinton
California Governor Jerry Brown blasted President Trump's decision to review fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.
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Govonor Brown Asks President Obama To Permanently Ban New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
December 13, 2016 | Randol White
A letter sent by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday asks President Obama to permanently extend a temporary ban on new oil and gas drilling off the West Coast.
Crime Victims Rally As Brown Pushes Ballot Initiative
April 12, 2016 | Ben Bradford
Victims of crime have held rallies and events around the California state Capitol over the last week. That's at a time when California is shifting away from years of “tough-on-crime” laws, and Governor Jerry Brown pushes a measure to shift further.
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California Governor Can Pursue Inmate Ballot Measure
March 9, 2016
(AP) - The California Supreme Court says Gov. Jerry Brown can continue pursuing a plan to reduce the state's prison inmate population by releasing non-violent felons early while it considers a legal challenge.
Brown’s Judicial Appointments Reflect Shift Away From Harsh Sentencing Policies
February 25, 2016
California’s criminal justice system has undergone a host of dramatic changes since Gov. Jerry Brown was elected to his third term in 2010 — many of them engineered or supported by Brown, in large part to ease crowding in the state’s prison system.
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Capitol Round-Up: Equal Pay Law, Drone Penalties
September 1, 2015 | Chris Nichols
California could soon have the nation’s strongest equal pay law. The state Senate has unanimously approved the Fair Pay Act. It also passed a bill that would penalize drone operators who interfere with emergencies.
California Worker Rights Bill On Governor's Desk
August 31, 2015 | Chris Nichols
A bill on California Governor Jerry Brown’s desk would clarify that arbitration agreements are voluntary between companies and their workers -- and not a condition of getting hired.
CA Assembly OK's Drone 'No-Fly Zone' Bill
August 24, 2015 | Chris Nichols
The bill is among several that have forced California lawmakers to weigh the benefits of drones against their threat to privacy.