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CA legislators join vote to end federal shutdown
The 16-day federal government shutdown is over, and America’s borrowing limit has been raised following an 81-19 vote in the Senate and a 285-144 vote in the House. President Obama signed the measure into law shortly after midnight. The fight
Read MoreNevada Wins Tahoe Dispute
Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday legislation that renews and alters the Lake Tahoe development pact between California and Nevada. The announcement can be considered a victory for Nevada, since the state threatened to withdraw from the pact unless
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Shutdown dents legislators' fundraising
Earlier this week, CalWatchdog.com mentioned some of the political implications that the partial government shutdown will have on Congress, particularly a few vulnerable representatives from California. Members are dealing with the competing demands of winning leverage against the other party, while
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Can California lead online privacy issue?
It’s long been conventional wisdom that little, if anything, can be accomplished in the nation’s capital. The government shutdown, essentially a worst-case scenario of gridlock, only further reinforces the point. Story after story shows how toxic relationships, divided government, and
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Shutdown casts shadow over CA races for U.S. House
The partial government shutdown is now in its second week. Throughout the duration of the shutdown, national and local media have released myriad stories about the pain that different government workers — and those who rely on government — are
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CA drops the hypodermic on Obamacare implementation
On Tuesday, the health care exchanges opened for businesses, and the Obamacare implementation began in earnest. As expected, the rollout was rocky. There were several problems: virtually every online marketplace experienced glitches, errors or crashes. Many users complained that the
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Shutdown: Where is CA now?
Another day, another case of epic gridlock in the nation’s capital. Both sides have reached an impasse. It’s likely that Republicans will now try to tie any government funding deal to another deal that raises the debt ceiling, which will
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Shutdown: Where CA Lawmakers Stand
For the first time in 17 years, the federal government has shut down. As CalWatchdog.com has previously explained, this doesn’t exactly mean that steel bars have dropped in front of all government buildings. Rather, some programs are temporarily shuttered and
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Federal govt. shutdown would ripple through CA
Confusion, as usual, reigns in the U.S. Capitol. Now that Sen. Ted Cruz has finished his epic speech (or filibuster, depending whom you ask), the question of whether or not House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, will be able to convince
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Boeing plant closure cuts 2,000 jobs
Boeing, citing shrinking military budgets, announced last week plans to shutter a massive Southern California jet assembly plant and lay off nearly 3,000 workers. Boeing had owned the Long Beach plant since 1997, and it has been a major employer
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