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06/18/13 »
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California's prison crowding is growing, state report says
Los Angeles Times
In the state's monthly progress report to federal judges, California acknowledges prison crowding has again begun to creep upward while Gov. Jerry Brown promises to seek legislative solutions...
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06/18/13 »
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Lawsuits hit new Delta Plan from all sides
Sacramento Bee
A plan intended, at least in part, to resolve decades of water conflict in the Delta has instead spawned a flood of lawsuits, with at least five separate suits filed against the plan in recent days.
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06/17/13 »
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Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget
San Luis Obispo Tribune
The Legislature passed California's massive state spending plan Friday amid sharp divisions over whether the compromise struck by Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown will further the state's recovery or...
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06/17/13 »
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California finances healthy now, but huge bills coming due
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Let's say you were buried under an avalanche of debt for years and could only make the minimum payments on your credit card bills. But then you started cutting back your expenses -- and even got a...
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06/17/13 »
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Is a Rise in Crime in the State Linked to AB 109?
Fox Central Coast
A new set of FBI numbers show crime in California is on the rise, as crime across the rest of the nation seems to be going down. Now, one California group is blaming that on Governor Jerry Brown's...
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06/17/13 »
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Water cutbacks, dry year may push San Luis Reservoir to lowest point
Fresno Bee
Massive San Luis Reservoir will turn into a mud puddle this August on the San Joaquin Valley's west side — maybe a historic low.
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06/14/13 »
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California Lawmakers Set to Pass $96 Billion Brown Budget
Bloomberg
California lawmakers are set to send a $96.3 billion budget to Governor Jerry Brown with spending tempered by his restrained revenue estimate, even as higher taxes have given the most-populous U.S....
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06/14/13 »
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Perez tuition aid plan not best way to increase college access, analyst says
Sacramento Bee
A massive middle-class scholarship program in the proposed state budget ranked last among options for increasing college access in findings prepared, but not released publicly, by the nonpartisan...
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06/14/13 »
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Parties Clash Over Budget Transparency
Capitol Public Radio
The budget is the big picture bill. It dictates where the state’s money will go. Trailer bills are attached to the budget and spell out how the money will be allocated. Typically trailer bills are...
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06/14/13 »
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Federal oversight board OKs California high-speed rail
Associated Press
The California High-Speed Rail Authority won approval Thursday from a federal railroad oversight board to start construction on the first leg of what would be the nation's first bullet train.
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