Political Stories Top stories Almost 200 proposed laws await governorâs OK â or not — The fate of hundreds of bills will be decided by Wednesday, when state lawmakers wrap up their two-year session. There are already nearly 200 bills on Gov. Jerry Brownâs desk, including legislation to eliminate the statute of limitation on rape […]
Political Stories Top stories This wealthy farmer is taking on Sacramento: âGod help you if you disagreeâ — The state Capitol, Stockton-area farmer and food processor Dean âDinoâ Cortopassi said, has been overrun by âporkers feeding at the public trough,â and if long-term debt is not constrained, he said his grandchildrenâs generation will bear the […]
Political Stories Top stories Federal judge denies injunction against California vaccination law for schoolchildren â A federal judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a new law that requires children in Californiaâs public and private schools to be vaccinated unless they have a medical waiver from a licensed doctor. LA Times article; […]
Political Stories Top stories Farmworker overtime bill postponed — In a dramatic public escalation of the political dispute over a bill to give farmworkers more overtime pay, the leader of the California Assembly vowed to laborers massed outside the legislative chambers Thursday that he would champion the issue after an expected vote failed to materialize. […]
Political Stories Top stories Gov. Jerry Brown hails sweeping climate legislation, plans to sign both measures into law — Flanked by legislative leaders, Gov. Jerry Brown said new measures approved on Wednesday would be a milestone for the state’s climate change policies. “This is a real commitment backed up by real power,” he said during […]
Top stories California Assembly approves climate change law —Â After an intense floor debate, a bill extending Californiaâs greenhouse gas emission targets squeaked by in the Assembly on Tuesday. Senate Bill 32 was seen as a crucial step for reauthorizing the stateâs cap-and-trade program. Gov. Jerry Brown, who said he will sign the measure once it […]
Top stories California polling places as we know them would be a thing of the past if this measure becomes law — Sweeping legislation at the state Capitol would make the future of California elections dependent on a major expansion of absentee ballots, one that would give local officials the power to close thousands of neighborhood polling places. LA Times […]
Top stories George Skelton: On Californiaâs crumbling roads, legislators havenât even moved out of the driveway — Gov. Jerry Brown called a special legislative session last year to speed passage of a bill to repair Californiaâs crumbling roads. The politicians have failed miserably. Itâs worse than gridlock. Lawmakers havenât even moved out of the driveway. Skelton column in […]
Top stories California lawmakers expect another showdown on overtime pay for farmworkers — The proposal would roll out new rules for farmworker overtime in 2019, lowering the current 10-hour-day threshold for overtime by half an hour each year until it reaches the standard eight-hour day by 2022. It also would phase in a 40-hour standard workweek for the first time. […]
Top stories Lawmakers rebuff Jerry Brownâs bid to slip cap and trade into climate bill â In a setback for Gov. Jerry Brown, legislative Democrats have rebuffed his proposal to amend major environmental legislation to authorize the extension of Californiaâs cap-and-trade program beyond 2020. Sacramento Bee article âMeet your new neighborâ cards paint extreme cases of criminal […]
