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Gavin Newsom will face daunting questions on bullet train
When Gavin Newsom is sworn in as California governor on Jan. 7, he’s already indicated he will take criticisms of the state’s troubled $77 billion high-speed rail project seriously. That’s in sharp contrast to outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown, who described
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Bill to limit effect of GOP tax overhaul on governor’s desk
Gov. Jerry Brown will have to decide soon on whether to once again put California in direct conflict with the Trump administration – this time with a newly passed bill which has the near-unanimous support of Republican as well as Democratic
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – December 15
Court OKs constitutional challenge to new law affecting farm industry CA Democrats want higher taxes and fees to fund infrastructure Assembly Republican leader: No widespread voter fraud Trump complicates Brown’s regional power grid plans Democratic Assemblyman fighting federal water bill
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Despite several big environmental wins during last days of session, one big bill got away
Democrats will walk away from the two-year legislative session that ended Thursday morning with a long list of environmental accomplishments — but still one got away. A bill sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, would
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – August 29
Legislators asking for hike in gas tax to fund transpo plan Transpo plan and other big items going unresolved this session PUC overhaul not enough? Assembly members retaliate against fellow Democratic Senator Sen. Leno says bye to Sacramento Good morning.
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CA lawmakers team up to pitch 17-cent gas tax hike
The Democratic member who has led the push in the Assembly for a gas tax hike to pay for transportation improvements is teaming with the Democratic senator who has played the same role in his chamber. And the pair want to be
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Economist: Taxpayers may pay for $15 billion Delta tunnels
California taxpayers may be liable for picking up part of the $15 billion cost of the proposed Delta tunnels project, an economist warned at a legislative hearing last week. The project consists of two 40-foot diameter, 30-mile-long pipes transferring water
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