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Back to homepageSenate mulls hospital fee hike
August 10, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Federal stimulus money designated for California’s Medi-Cal program could be on the way to the state if Congress extends the Federal Matching Assistance Program, also known as the federal stimulus fund program. With the
Read MoreGreen Teens and the Great Chemistry Crusade!
AUG. 6, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Californians are ignorant and unconcerned about toxic chemicals found in products sold to consumers, say supporters of the new California Green Chemistry Initiative. But in the name of bringing more information to consumers, backers
Read MoreWill an Electrolyte Drink Ban Save Kids?
AUGUST 5, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI Gatorade, Powerade and other sports drinks could soon be the latest food items prohibited for sale in California public middle and high schools if a bill promoted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is approved this
Read MoreSenator: 'Incompetence' Plagues Vote Program
AUG. 4, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Heated discussion took place in the budget committee on Tuesday about a public health program for women. Specifically: how much to fund it this year, setting off the ire of Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho
Read MoreFeds Quash Non-Profit Student Loan Money
AUG. 3, 2010 By EVELYN STACEY On July 30 the U.S. Department of Education quashed California’s plan to sell EdFund, the non-profit student-loan guarantor. Ed Fund was created in 1997 as the state loan guaranty agency under the Federal Family Education
Read MoreAssembly Takes on Free Speech in Charters
AUG. 3, 2010 By KATY GRIMES After passing several innocuous-sounding resolutions, Assembly members were back at work in the legislature yesterday after summer recess, but quickly found themselves voting on a surprisingly partisan charter school bill. The first resolution to
Read MoreRetrospective: A state of esteem?
JULY 29, 2010 A CalWatchdog Retrospective: 20 years after the California Task Force to Promote Self-esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility. By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY California state documents do not generally fly off the shelves but 20 years ago the
Read MoreMore furloughs, but no budget
JULY 29, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Faced with a $19.1 billion state deficit and no acceptable budget in the works, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reinstated furloughs for state workers on Wednesday. In an executive order declaring a fiscal emergency, the governor
Read MoreCourt upholds contingency fees
JULY 27, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI The California Supreme Court released a controversial decision Monday in County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Atlanta Richfield Co.) that may worsen the state’s already dismal lawsuit climate for businesses. The court ruled
Read MoreBee stokes phony crime wave
JULY 26, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT In what can only be viewed as an attempt to build public support for the hiring of more park rangers, the Sacramento Bee on July 25 published an overwrought front-page story – complete with
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