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Assembly Republicans: Hold steady in 2016 to build for 2017
Facing a presidential election that’s guaranteed to overshadow them and numbering so few that passing even a simple resolution requires an act of God, Assembly Republicans are hoping to simply hold their 28 seats in 2016 while building the foundation
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Vacancies, dysfunction cause legislator-pay commission to cancel meeting
Last month, CalWatchdog reported that the commission on state lawmaker pay was plagued by vacancies. This month, the California Citizens Compensation Commission had to cancel its annual meeting scheduled for Wednesday due to lack of quorum. The seven members of the
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Senate Republican policy priorities aim to make Golden State more affordable
Senate Republicans packaged their best policy proposals on Tuesday, a series of bills aimed at helping veterans, seniors, homeowners and renters as well as parents and students. Jean Fuller, the Senate Republican leader, pointed to California’s high rents, high poverty rate and
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Lawmaker accused of domestic violence to stay in Assembly leadership
Assemblyman Roger Hernández, who last week was placed under a temporary restraining order from his wife, will not be stripped of his committee chairmanship, Speaker Anthony Rendon said on Friday, despite pressure from the influential leaders of the women’s caucus. In a statement to CalWatchdog,
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Report: CA economic outlook grim, but actual performance not so bad
California again sits near the bottom of a state-by-state comparison of economic competitiveness, but its economic performance has been more middle-of-the-road, according to an annual study by the right-leaning American Legislative Exchange Council. Judging by 15 policy measures, all of which
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Civil liberty groups demand Solano County court stop suspending licenses of drivers too poor to pay fines
Solano County Superior Court fell under fire Tuesday from civil liberty groups demanding that judges stop suspending licenses of drivers without at least first determining if a driver has the ability to pay. By the end of 2015, more than 1.9 million Californians,
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 — The legend of Trash Island…
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 The legend of Trash Island, plus ed funding, high-speed rail, law-enforcement opacity and hunting decision makers all under fire. By CalWatchdog Staff Good morning! Apparently, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the
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NOAA: Trash Island doesn’t exist
Despite stories to the contrary, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. While there is a Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean (apparently, there’s many of these patches throughout
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016 Courts question cap and trade, immigration and the ADA , while hardly anyone questions one state lawmaker By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Good morning! After the wife of Asm. Roger Hernández filed a temporary restraining order against
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Legislature mostly mum on lawmaker accused of domestic violence
Following the news that the wife of Asm. Roger Hernández had filed a temporary restraining order against the West Covina Democrat, a lone colleague was questioning whether he should remain in a leadership position in the Assembly. It wasn’t the newly chosen Speaker
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