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Thursday, May 23, 2013 California Senate panel hits the brakes on oil, soda taxes Bills proposing new taxes on oil and soda in California were shelved for the year by a state Senate panel on Thursday, but the measures' authors say they plan to pursue approval of them in January. more...Thursday, May 23, 2013 Brown administration says prison complaints are blame-shifting Gov. Jerry Brown's administration disputes complaints that the governor's vocal legal challenges to orders to improve prison conditions has brought progress to a halt. more...Thursday, May 23, 2013 Skelton: Lawmakers should restore dental care Democrats and special interests have a long wish list of government programs they want to spend more on now that California's budget crisis has faded. They hope to use the latest report from the nonpartisan legislative analyst, who forecast more tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown has predicted, as... more...Thursday, May 23, 2013 Lawmaker has solution to low voter turnout in Los Angeles A state lawmaker has a possible answer to the dismal voter turnout in Los Angeles city elections. more...Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Court receiver says Brown ignores prison conditions In a report Wednesday to federal judges, the official overseeing prison medical care said Gov. Jerry Brown's public opposition to crowding reductions, and his corrections officials' refusal to move inmates at risk of a deadly disease, show California is unready to run its own prisons. more...Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Jerry Brown talks about his past, drops hints about his future Gov. Jerry Brown, who is known to break out the occasional Latin phrase during stump speeches and news conferences, said he liked the language because “it’s obscure and makes you smarter than everybody.” more...Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Jerry Brown dismisses 'kerfuffle' over tax forecasts SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Wednesday it would be a mistake to count on the extra tax revenue that was projected by the legislative analyst last week. more...Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade plans face opposition SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to borrow $500 million from cap-and-trade proceeds to cover general fund expenses has not been warmly welcomed in the Legislature. more...Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Gov. Jerry Brown appoints Superior Court judges Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed 13 judges to Superior Court seats, including four posts in Los Angeles County. All but one of the appointees are Democrats. more...Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Democrats pick up one state legislative seat, lose another Democrats picked up another seat in the state Assembly in Tuesday’s special legislative elections, restoring their two-thirds majority in the lower house, while a Republican was the apparent upset winner of a race for an open Senate seat. more...
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