Posts Tagged ‘Sacramento’
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
May 23, 2013
By Katy Grimes
Earthquake! Tonight in Sacramento, we felt the rumblings of a 5.7 earthquake centered in in Greenville, CA, in Plumas County -- 300 miles from Sacramento.
This is considered a moderate earthquake. So far, there have been 13 small aftershocks reported.
This...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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 Ass...
Monday, May 20th, 2013
May 20, 2013
By Katy Grimes
During his press briefing last week while discussing the state’s lack of budgeting flexibility, Gov. Jerry Brown said, "Anyone who thinks there's spare change around here, they haven’t read the budget."
Brown released his May Budget Revision l...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
May 16, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- A corruption exemption remains in Assembly Bill 173, by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego. But calls I made to all the members of the Accountability and Administrative Review committee, which had reviewed the bill, indicated resistance by...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
May 14, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- Balancing the economic realities of the state budget with political influences surely is a challenging task. Unfortunately, in California it is a task which few administrations have managed in recent state history.
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown an...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
May 14, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- Another secretive budget is in the near future as Democrats passed 37 empty budget "spot bills" Monday. It was business as usual in the Assembly.
Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Los Angeles, the author of AB 74, the budget bills, and Chairman of the...
Friday, May 10th, 2013
May 10, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- During two hours of expert testimony Wednesday, California Assembly members learned future commercial and housing developments should not be built on prime agricultural land, which should continue to be used for farming. The committee acted as if ...
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
May 9, 2013
By Katy Grimes
You've heard of the Millionaire Next Door? Now meet the Criminal Next Door.
In what appears to be a nod to the powerful prison guards union, California is shunning sending prison inmates to lower cost, out-of-state prisons to reduce the overcrowded prison populati...
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
May 9, 2013
By Katy Grimes
It's always good to see the California Legislature proposing more vindictive bills aimed at penalizing employers.
The new "Walmart loophole" bill, AB 880, would require large employers to "pay their fair share when they dump workers onto Medi-Cal by cutting ho...
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
May 8, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- In 2006, a major rewrite of the federal bankruptcy law allowed for federal student loans to be dischargeable. Prior to 2006, student loans, along with taxes, were always required to be paid back in bankruptcy court.
Now, Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D...
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