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Jerry Brown plans to sell Capitol housing he helped create
New FPPC chief seeks to refocus agency
Animal abusers must pay to keep pets, California bill says
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Goodwin Liu drops bid for federal judicial post
The Buzz: Darrell Steinberg racks up campaign cash … for 2018
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California privacy bill fails — would have regulated social network websites
Styrofoam food container limit passed and sent to Assembly
Senate OKs bill to ban minors on tanning beds
California Senate approves bill to change high-speed rail officials
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10 bills to watch in California’s Legislature
Wet weather may delay fire season, but produced much vegetation to burn
Brown’s Countdown, Day 154: Senate passes 3 minor budget bills
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Bill seeks to expand color requirement for some firearms
Foster children struggle with identify theft
California Capitol empties for rare summer recess
Jerry Brown intern follows grandfather’s lead
California drug enforcement officials scramble to counter budget cuts
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Poll finds huge increase in mobile Internet use by Californians
Death penalty bill advances but its fate remains murky
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Lawson’s Landing coastal trailer park dispute may soon end
Coastal California developers now must consider sea-level rise
Coastal panel orders trailers to leave Marin beach by 2017
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UC regents raise tuition by 9.6%
State school board approves ‘parent trigger’ rules
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Assemblyman Garrick’s blood alcohol nearly twice legal limit at arrest, papers show
Assemblyman Garrick quickly released after DUI arrest because of illness, report says
California lawmaker facing DUI charge got rare reprieve from night in jail
Martin Garrick was too sick to be held in jail, report says
Assemblyman Garrick pleads no contest to drunken driving
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Brown vetoes union bill on civil service panel members
California pays prisons guards for attending Las Vegas convention
L.A. lawmaker questions state officials about unspent stimulus funds
Analyst calls initiative plan bad for pensions
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Video: Gov. Jerry Brown warns of the “wall of debt”
Video: Senators differ in critiques of revised budget plan
Capitol Alert: Twenty-four-year-old launches bid for congressional seat
GOP legislators seek answers about department head’s pay
Stem cell institute’s board receives nominee for chairman
Capitol Alert: FPPC has new approach: getting rid of the gorilla
Capitol Alert: Does working in prison make a parolee more employable?
Niello’s pension reform initiative enters signature-gathering phase
Capitol Alert: Goodwin Liu withdraws nomination to 9th Circuit
Capitol Alert: Darrell Steinberg: No ‘significant sticking points’ left on budget
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UC, CSU drop opposition to Leland Yee’s transparency bill
Capitol Alert: DUI checkpoints bill travels out of Assembly
Superstore projects could face new hurdle
Capitol Alert: Teen tanning ban clears Senate
Capitol Alert: Senate approves bill allowing counties to raise vehicle fees
Capitol Alert: California High-Speed Rail Authority overhaul remains on track
Capitol Alert: Online social network privacy bill dies in Senate
Capitol Alert: Styrofoam food container restrictions get OK in Senate
Capitol Alert: California Senate approves ‘second chance’ for minors sentenced to life
Capitol Alert: Assembly advances bill to limit use of welfare funds
Capitol Alert: Make it hard to privatize libraries, California Assembly says
Non-Californians at UC campuses get summer subsidy
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The State Worker: Unions challenge ‘pension-gutting agenda’ amid budget talks
Capitol Alert: Senate continues budget work through weekend
The State Worker: Jerry Brown administration to close four state garages
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom dons a new hat
Capitol Alert: Video: Jerry Brown meets with Senate Democrats
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Court overturns SEIU ‘special fund’ furlough win
Safety a concern at psychiatric hospitals
Capitol Alert: Group suggests using police power to alter pensions
Group plans sticker campaign to tie pensions to the economy
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Capitol Alert: UC regents vote to increase tuition
Capitol Alert: State Board of Education tentatively OKs ‘parent-trigger’ rules
Capitol Alert: Millions spent on contractors for ‘unnecessary’ mental health screenings
The State Worker: California may lose $37 million in weatherization grants
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Capitol Alert: Assembly Republicans celebrate ‘death’ of higher tax rates
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown wins Gates Foundation grant for state’s colleges
The State Worker: State Fund still using company with no license
Capitol Alert: Supreme Court upholds worker retention law for supermarkets
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Ken Hamidi battles SEIU Local 1000 again over union’s audit
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Car crash shuts down Roseville DMV
AM Alert: Will the third time be the charm?
The State Worker: Brown vetoes union-sponsored legislation
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The State Worker: California bucks national trends in law officers’ deaths
The State Worker: CalPERS counts fewer state worker retirements in June
The State Worker: State worker retirements down for third straight month
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The State Worker: Near-death incident brings defibrillator issue to forefront
The State Worker: Child Support Services’ handling of bomb threat raises concerns
The State Worker: California officials seek higher rates for meal reimbursements
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The State Worker: LAO: Investing more pension funds within state won’t boost economy
The State Worker: Howard Jarvis group not taking lead on pension reform
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The State Worker: Pension measure creates ‘CalSPERS’ for private sector employees
The State Worker: FPPC begins closing CalPERS gift reporting investigation
The State Worker: Michael Bilbrey wins CalPERS board seat in preliminary results
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