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Payroll meltdown keeps costing California
SACRAMENTO -- California officials are still cleaning up the mess after halting an expensive and troubled overhaul of the payroll system for public employees earlier this year. Roughly two dozen workers are responsible for sifting through the rubble...Tags: Government, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Hundreds of immigrants rally in Sacramento for more rights
Hoping to build on momentum for changing the country’s immigration laws, busloads of immigrants from throughout California are descending on Sacramento on Monday to push for a half dozen bills at the state level. About 500 immigrants from as far...
Tags: Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Migration, Career and Workplace
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Republican Party, Prisons, Abel Maldonado, Democratic Party, Abusive Behavior
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State dairymen seek bigger share of whey windfall
SACRAMENTO — California dairy farmers and cheese processors are fighting again over milk prices. It's not Grade A, homogenized, pasteurized milk that's at issue in the state Capitol. Rather, agriculture lobbyists are focused on the price of whey,...
Tags: Government, Politics, Prices, Business, Richard Pan
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Little attention paid to race in huge community college district
An incumbent who styles herself as an outsider and a reform-minded community activist and political aide will face each other in a runoff election Tuesday for the final seat on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Unlike the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Political Fundraising, Gloria Molina
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Letters: It's UC, not McDonald's
Re "Brown urges UC to speed graduations," May 16 Over the 15 years I have taught at UC Santa Barbara, I have seen repeated budget cuts and tuition increases. And yet most students are graduating in four years, not six. I am not sure what Gov. Jerry...Tags: Government, Politics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Executive Branch
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Analyst disputes Brown's budget outlook as too glum
SACRAMENTO — California's financial picture is much brighter than Gov. Jerry Brown suggested in his latest spending plan, according to the Legislature's top budget advisor, who said the state will have $3.2 billion more at its disposal than the...
Tags: Government, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Michelle Steel launches bid for supervisor
Orange County's representative on the state Board of Equalization officially began her campaign this week for a seat on the county's Board of Supervisors. Michelle Steel, a Surfside resident, is running for the District 2 seat during the June 2014...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Sandra Hutchens, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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Gov. Jerry Brown pitches education budget at East L.A. school
This post has been corrected. Please see note below. California Gov. Jerry Brown visited an East L.A. campus Friday to tout his proposed state budget, which would shift more money to students with greater needs. Brown said Humphreys Avenue...
Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester
Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. HUD, which provides assistance programs for low-income and homeless people, said Friday...Tags: Shaun Donovan, Budgets and Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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California can expect more tax revenue, analyst says
SACRAMENTO -- The Legislature's top budget advisor said Friday that California can expect much more tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown has estimated. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office projected that the state will receive a bit more than...
Tags: Government, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, John A. Perez
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Legislature's analysts to weigh in on Jerry Brown's budget
SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...
Tags: Government, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Earnings Forecasts, Executive Branch
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