March 1, 2010 By JOHN SEILER In the past two decades in America, a strong movement has grown to liberalize “concealed carry” laws for guns. These are laws that allow a person to carry a concealed weapon; this is different from the also-controversial “open carry” laws, in which the gun ...
February, 2010Gun rights key issue in sheriffs racesSunday, February 28th, 2010Community colleges oversell 0.7% enrollment declineFriday, February 26th, 2010Feb. 26, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK The chancellor for California's community colleges lamented a 0.7% decline in the system's enrollment yesterday, reporting that more than 200,000 students will be "unfunded" -- that is, enrolled beyond schools' funded capacities -- this term. This announcement ca... CalPERS ignores Legislature on IranThursday, February 25th, 2010Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Nearly three years ago, California legislators passed AB221 requiring the sale of investments in Iran. In a hearing yesterday at the Capitol, California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) representatives made clear to legislators that they had not done so ... Did schools win state lottery?Thursday, February 25th, 2010Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In an effort to shore up some of the state’s record deficit, a bill heard this week would require more money from the State Lottery be spent on schools and less on lottery administration. According to the California Lottery, 34 cents from every dollar spent on... California’s business exodusThursday, February 25th, 2010Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES According to Joe Vranich, a business relocation specialist located in Southern California, his business is booming helping businesses move out of California, and not into the state. For the rest of California businesses, the future doesn't look quite so rosy. Vr... State selling properties to raise cashTuesday, February 23rd, 2010Feb. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES With the state of California selling off property to raise cash in the face of the $24 billion deficit, 11 office-building complexes are for sale, which will then be leased back to the state for 20 years. Higher profile properties also are for sale such as the Lo... Jobless victims stagger CaliforniaSunday, February 21st, 2010Feb. 21, 2010 By JOHN SEILER As state legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger continue to work on the state budget for fiscal year 2010-11, which begins July 1, they will be looking at how their actions affect the entire state economy, not just that part of it that encompasses the state gov... Assembly, Senate embrace filing ruleFriday, February 19th, 2010Feb. 19, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK After a unanimous vote by the Assembly this week, a small administrative code revision will absolve state agencies of complying with reporting requirements deemed unnecessary or obsolete. The law, previously approved by a 35-0 Senate, is expected to save $5 milli... Incentives eyed to spur job growthThursday, February 18th, 2010Feb. 18, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In spite of the federal stimulus money invested in California, unemployment is still in double digits and will remain so for a couple more years, according to state economic experts. Consequently, talk of jobs was all the rage in the Assembly Jobs Committee this we... Jessica’s Law flaws debatedWednesday, February 17th, 2010Feb. 17, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK Officials at a Senate hearing yesterday questioned the effectiveness of Jessica's Law, the 2006 ballot initiative passed to reduce recidivism among paroled sex offenders. Critics say that for all its popularity -- the measure was approved by 70 percent of Califor... |