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Abortion expansion bill gasps for life
April 27, 2012 By Dave Roberts California women abort their unborn children at a significantly higher rate than the rest of the country, accounting for nearly one in five abortions in the United States. But for many Democratic politicians and
Read MoreFeinstein offers pact with water devil
April 27, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Yesterday U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., responded to a Republican-backed water bill stalled in the U.S. Senate with a deal that might end up as a pact with the water devil for farmers and water agencies.
Read MoreDems stonewall accountability for Legislature
April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — If revenge is a dish best served cold, it’s downright arctic in the California Legislature. Two members of the Assembly just found out how frosty politics can be when there is a chilling,
Read MoreAB 1692 could halt city bankruptcies
April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Bankruptcy still haunts California cities six months after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 506. Written by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, the bill made it more difficult for municipalities to file
Read MoreWater reform re-Hatched in U.S. Senate
April 26, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi On Wednesday April 25, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced an omnibus energy and federal land use bill. It would combine bills that have passed through the House but have stalled in the Senate. Part
Read MoreCalif. blog regulations could hit Drudge, citizen journalists
April 25, 2012 By John Hrabe California’s chief political watchdog, Ann Ravel, recently announced plans to regulate political websites that accept payments from campaigns. Last year Gov. Jerry Brown appointed her to head the Fair Political Practices Commission. California bloggers
Read MoreLegislature’s hit-and-run attack on car dealers
April 25, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Maybe the California Legislature should just take over state car dealers the way the Obama administration took over General Motors and Chrysler. That might be better than the Democratic-controlled Legislature driving over the
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