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CA House GOPers gain concessions in federal tax bill – but are they enough?
A Republican congressional conference committee wrapped up work Wednesday on a massive tax overhaul bill that would cut taxes by $1.5 trillion over 10 years and includes several concessions designed to win support from the 28 GOP House members from
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Roll Call: 5 California House incumbents at risk of election defeat
The latest update of Roll Call’s Inside Election analysis says five California House incumbents face difficult re-election bids, and they’re all Republicans. This reflects national polls that suggest Democrats may regain control of the House in 2018 because of the unpopularity
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Rohrabacher threatens UC federal funding over “sanctuary” policies
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher last week warned UC President Janet Napolitano that the system’s sanctuary campus polices could jeopardize federal funding for research. The Costa Mesa Republican denounced a recent announcement from UC that campus police would not be cooperating with federal officials
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – October 11
Top Democratic donor Tom Steyer considered for Cabinet position Study: Climate change doubled number for forest fires in the West Renewing tax on top earners only makes state’s top-heavy budget more top-heavy Rohrabacher stands by Trump, calls GOP leaders “gutless” “MASH”
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Pro-marijuana push begins in earnest
As election day nears, California’s likely vote on recreational pot has drawn policymakers, politicians and law enforcement into an uncertain but probably decisive debate. While many Democrats have generally come to view recreational marijuana as an inevitability in the Golden
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Trump candidacy complicates CA Senate race
Donald Trump has complicated the already difficult task California Republicans face in blunting Kamala Harris’s dominant campaign for Senate. With an already unfavorable race to replace Sen. Barbara Boxer ramping up, analysts have cautioned the GOP that Trump’s evident lock on the nomination will likely reverberate throughout the balloting
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Rohrabacher spokesman: No plans to retire
A spokesman for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher confirmed on Monday that the Huntington Beach Republican has no plans to retire at the moment. On Friday, Scott Baugh — both a former state legislator and former chairman of the Orange County Republican Party
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CA charts own course on marijuana
With outright legalization headed toward the ballot this coming election year, government and business alike have begun hardwiring marijuana into California law and economics. Already, state officials have begun their search for the right candidate to head the new Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation.
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CA Congressmen want federal pot probe
The federal government’s understanding of its own marijuana regulations are willfully “tortuous” and “an obvious stretch,” warned a bipartisan duo of California Congressmen in a sternly-worded letter to the Department of Justice. An abuse of power In the letter, obtained by the Huffington Post, Reps. Sam
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CA GOP looks ahead to broaden base
Analysts expected it, but it hurt all the same. The gains in the California Legislature were welcome. But in state-level races, California Republicans did not enjoy the same tidal-wave election results as their fellow party faithful across the country. For
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