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Back to homepageCorbett bill would end independent union audits
June 12, 2013 By Katy Grimes A bill written and sponsored by the union labor group State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, appears to be an effort to eliminate from monitoring and enforcing prevailing wage laws through independent compliance
Read MoreSen. Ron Calderon speaks; FBI investigation continues
June 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes Following the June 5 FBI raid on his Capitol offices, Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, made a really brief appearance before the Senate convened for session. However, Calderon revealed nothing about the raids, part of an
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Dems water down GOP pro-small biz bill
June 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — A bill “bait and switch” reveals a lot about attitudes toward small business in the Legislature. A pro-small business Assembly Resolution started out authored by Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, authored Assembly Concurrent Resolution
Read MoreFBI raids Latino Caucus and Sen. Calderon’s Capitol office
June 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes UPDATE: SACRAMENTO — As I left the Capitol today, I noticed several official vehicles double parked around the Capitol. Then I heard that Sen. Ron Calderon’s Capitol office had been raided by the FBI.
Read MoreBills would remove doctors from abortion process
June 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes While other states have been passing laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion, for several years California politicians have been trying to move legislation in the other direction. Taking up efforts defeated last year,
Read MoreCA labor law enforcers penalizing the productive
June 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Looking for a place to start a business? Some are saying anywhere but California. The California Chamber of Commerce did an analysis of a new report just released by the state Labor Commissioner. “State of the
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CA Legislature passes slew of ‘Gunmageddon’ bills
June 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Call it “Gunmageddon.” The many anti-gun bills moving through the legislature would severely restrict gun ownership and use in California. A major one is Assembly Bill 48 by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. It passed
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Expected Vidak-Perez runoff would spark national attention
May 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes Only hours after appearing to win the election outright for State Senate District 16 last week, many in the political media were opining that Andy Vidak had it easy during this special election, but
Read MoreAssembly bill would extend ‘cradle-to-career’ state education
May 21, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Some California educators want to educate your children “cradle-to-career.” In support of President Obama’s proposal to significantly increase federal spending on early childhood education and care, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 45 is by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber,
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