Political Stories Top stories  High court could soon signal view on Trump immigration plans â Supreme Court decisions in a half-dozen cases dealing with immigration over the next two months could reveal how the justices might evaluate Trump administration actions on immigration, especially stepped up deportations. Some of those cases could be decided as […]
Political Stories Top stories  Gov. Brownâs budget proposal includes an extra $15 million to help Californians facing deportation — Gov. Jerry Brown has earmarked an extra $15 million in the stateâs budget to expand legal defense services for people battling deportation, a move that could be interpreted as a response to the Trump administrationâs broadened immigration enforcement orders. […]
Political Stories Top stories  Whatever happened to Devin Nunes, who once led House Russia probe? — After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, Rep. Devin Nunes was the only one of the top four members of a congressional intelligence committee not to issue a statement. The California Republicanâs last Twitter […]
Political Stories Top stories âCuts are coming,â Gov. Jerry Brown says as he releases revised budget plan â California Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised, $180 billion budget proposal Thursday that closely mirrors his January plan, maintaining a cautious approach amid uncertainty about the direction of the economy and possible federal actions that could hurt the […]
Political Stories Top stories California governor to release revised spending plan — California Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled Thursday to release his revised state budget amid lower-than-expected revenue and uncertainty about future federal spending on health care. The release of Brown’s spending plan for the next fiscal year kicks off a month of negotiations with […]
Political Stories Top stories Kern County supervisors vote to oppose California sanctuary bill — Four of five Kern County supervisors voted Tuesday to oppose the proposed state âsanctuaryâ law that triggered a battle with Sheriff Donny Youngblood last week. And they plan to push for changes in the bill over the next week. Bakersfield Californian […]
Political Stories –Â Top stories Dan Walters: California Democrats wanted more tax dollars to spend, but itâs not working out — Democratic legislators have counted on a revenue surge to persuade Gov. Jerry Brown to loosen up on spending â but just the opposite is occurring. Walters column in Sacramento Bee After a bumpy tax report […]
Guests: Carole D’Elia, Executive Director Little Hoover Commission and Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Reporter
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: âI just refuse to die,â says one Democrat fighting uphill battle to reform schools — Shirley Weber is a frontline soldier in Californiaâs war over public education â and often surrounded by those on the other side. Walters column in Sacramento Bee California Democrats take aim at Republicans over […]
Political Stories Top stories California politicians stole their money. Will that make them care about democracy? — The scandal that shook the city of Bell seven years ago casts a long shadow. Eye-popping inflated public salaries. Personal loans to employees from the city budget. Illegal tax increases. Shakedowns of local businesses. A car-towing scheme to […]
