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 […]
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August 22, 2016
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 […]
August 21, 2016
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. […]
August 20, 2016
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 […]
August 19, 2016
Top stories Affordable housing proposal âdeadâ for year, Assembly leader says â Attempts to craft an end-of-session affordable-housing package are âdeadâ for the year, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said Thursday, saying there continues to be intense opposition to Gov. Jerry Brownâs proposal to relax local land-use rules in return for $400 million for housing projects. Sacramento Bee […]
August 18, 2016
Political Stories Top stories George Skelton: Gov. Brownâs attempt to save the planet and his bullet train wonât fly — Gov. Jerry Brown needs to decide: Which does he really want to save? Our planet Earth? Or his choo-choo? He canât handle both â at least not in the few days remaining before the Legislature […]
August 17, 2016
Political Stories Top stories Poll: California voters favor tax hikes on tobacco, top earners — Voters strongly favor ballot measures to increase tobacco taxes and extend a temporary income tax on the wealthy, according to a new poll. Sacramento Bee article Bill to allow more felons to vote heads to Jerry Brown —Â California could soon […]
August 16, 2016
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: Californiaâs warring education factions dueling over federal rules — The political war over the direction of Californiaâs public schools has a new front in Washington, D.C., where the warring factions are trying to persuade the U.S. Department of Education to tilt their way on accountability. Walters column in Sacramento […]
Sunshine (Laws) in the Valley: A Good Thing?
Guest California’s Little Hoover Commission Executive Director Carole D’Elia discusses sunshine laws with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by UC Merced Professor Nate Monroe, Paul Hurley, Former Editor of the Visalia Times Delta, and Hilda Cantu Montoy, Fresno-area Attorney and former City Attorney for the City of Fresno.
August 15, 2016
Political Stories Top stories Judge will wait before request to stop new vaccination law — A federal judge in San Diego on Friday said he will take at least a week before ruling on a request to temporarily stop Californiaâs new vaccination law, an unwelcome delay for vaccination opponents seeking a speedy injunction that would allow students who […]