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Cash flows to committee taking up optometry bill
When doctors expressed concerns about legislation to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists, the state’s medical professionals all agreed on a compromise. Only pharmacists that received additional training would be given the expanded authority to directly administer certain contraceptives,
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Critics charge flap reveals Sac Bee’s pro-arena agenda
Critics have taken issue with the Sacramento Bee’s coverage of a Sacramento arena deal. Last Thursday, the Bee featured a story under the headline, “PAC pushes Sacramento arena vote but won’t say where it is getting money.” The story claimed that Taxpayers
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Senator under FBI investigation traveled to Cuba with lobbyist
State Senator Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, whose offices were raided by FBI agents in June, traveled to Cuba during the legislature’s spring break with Sacramento’s “best connected” lobbyist, state campaign finance disclosure reports have revealed. Calderon was one of eight state
Read MoreBillboard lobbyist advised both sides of Placentia advertising deal
The Placentia city administrator at the center of a controversial outdoor advertising proposal admits the city was already in discussions with Lamar Advertising Company when the city brought on the company’s lobbyist as an outside consultant to the city. Placentia
Read MoreRetiring Rep. John Campbell continues fundraising
Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the National Institute on Retirement Security, which found that most Americans have little money saved for their golden years. “We have millions of Americans who have
Read MorePublic ‘onslaught’ stopped union PLA bid
July 1, 2013 By John Hrabe If you’re jaded about politics and question whether elected officials listen to their constituents, consider the story of how a group of concerned taxpayers and small business owners stopped the Coast Community College District
Read MoreCA unions split over new Obamacare penalties
June 25, 2013 By John Hrabe The new federal health care law has yet to take effect and already state legislatures are looking to change the rules for employers. The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, offered employers
Read MoreCitizen groups, not press, most vulnerable to change in public records law
June 21, 2013 By John Hrabe Just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, one of the state’s leading Second Amendment groups sent out an urgent alert to its members. “FIRE MISSION: OPPOSE SB 71 Sec. 4 NOW!!,” the email from
Read MoreLeg analyses understate fiscal costs of gun control bills
June 18, 2013 By John Hrabe From social issues to business regulations, Sacramento is considered a national leader in progressive politics. “Conservative” might be the last adjective used to describe the California Legislature — except when it comes to estimating
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Charles Calderon ‘head and shoulders’ above brother Ron caught in scandal
Editor’s Note: This is Part One of a series on the Calderon family. June 13, 2013 By John Hrabe It wasn’t quite the Academy Awards. But the 60 or so people assembled last Saturday afternoon at the Whittier Center Theatre
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