Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: Bullet train suffers two setbacks that could be fatal – Given the implacable opposition of such heavyweight figures as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, electrifying Caltrain could require decoupling it from the bullet train – and that could doom Brown’s pet project. Walters column in Sacramento Bee Court: Officials’ […]
Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: California’s cap and trade auction another washout — February’s quarterly auction of carbon dioxide emission allowances under California’s cap and trade program was another financial washout for the state. Walters column in Sacramento Bee State Senate Republicans begin discussing transition of leadership, but some are reluctant to take on the job – Senate Republican […]
Political Stories Top stories California water bills are starting to trickle out on Capitol Hill – With a Republican in the White House and the GOP controlling Congress, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, said Tuesday that he is hoping to build on last year’s big and controversial California water bill that was loved by farmers and loathed by […]
Political Stories – Top stories Gaping partisan divide evident as leaders discuss Russia-Trump investigation — In case you were worried, the partisan divide in Congress is as gaping as ever. On Monday, the senior Republican and Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee held separate news conferences to address what they saw as the principal issues to […]
Political Stories Top stories Taxes are on the table as push for California road funding intensifies — The way California raises money to maintain and repair state highways and local roads has largely been the same for more than two decades. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders want to change that, and Californians would […]
Political Stories – Top stories Devin Nunes offers advice to California GOP: ‘We have to be willing to lose’ — Rep. Devin Nunes, finding his voice as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a member of the Trump transition team, told fellow California Republicans Saturday that the party can chart its way back to relevancy by […]
Political Stories – Top stories Jerry Brown wants to spend nearly $450 million on flood control following dam emergency – After successfully appealing to the Trump administration for help with the Oroville Dam emergency, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he wants to accelerate state spending to reduce flood risks as he asked Washington to expedite federal […]
Political Stories – Top stories Does California have a ‘fiscal emergency?’ Possibly, but Gov. Brown won’t declare one — Approved by voters more than two years ago, Proposition 2 created a rainy-day reserve that can only be tapped if the governor declares a “fiscal emergency.” That hasn’t happened yet, and the fund will total an estimated $6.7 […]
Political Stories – Top stories A 27-year pace to close California gender-wage gap is too slow, lawmakers say — Twenty-seven years is too long to wait for the state to close a persistent wage gap in its workforce, lawmakers told a group of state department leaders on Wednesday. That’s how long state officials estimate it will take […]
Political Stories – Top stories McCarthy, Nunes hold fundraiser amid protestor claims they are ignoring them — Two Republican congressional leaders are facing criticism over their decision to attend a fundraiser Tuesday. Fresno Bee article; Bakersfield Californian article Riot police, protestors clash at chaotic Stockton council meeting — Twenty Stockton police officers wearing riot helmets with face shields herded […]
