House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she’s confident the House will pass health care legislation and dismissed Republican criticism that she did not have enough votes for the measure. “We’re very excited about where we are and will not be deterred by estimates that have no basis in fact,” she said during a dedication of the renamed Lim P.
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Groups Join Forces For Political Reform In Calif.
Responding to voter anger about the state’s political gridlock, Democrats in the California Legislature and an independent group proposed major reforms Thursday to the way state government operates.
RT facing major service cuts
Sacramento’s largest bus agency is about to get a whole lot smaller. Facing a fiscal emergency – a projected shortfall of $25 million this year and next – Sacramento Regional Transit will dramatically reduce bus and possibly light-rail service in June
Capitol Alert: Poizner changes stance on government-funded abortions
State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announces Thursday that he will sue to keep the state from selling part of its workers’ compensation insurance operation. Later, he campaigned for governor at the State Fair and spoke to female Republican groups near the El Macero Country Club swimming pool. Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner no longer supports government funding for abortions, his campaign said Friday, although he checked Yes on an item in a 2004 questionnaire asking “Do you support government funding of abortion for low-income women?” The issue hit the blogosphere today after the Web site POLITICO posted a copy of the questionnaire, which was from The Wish List, a pro-choice Republican group
New speaker bans texting on floor; promises more open budget talks
Assembly Speaker John A. Perez is congratulated by former speaker Karen Bass, left, after Perez was sworn in at the Capitol on Monday
State Senate starts whittling $20 billion deficit
Special Session Bills Democrats in the Senate have scheduled votes Thursday on proposed cuts to inmate healthcare, changes to the state gas tax and other measures.
Capitol Alert: Final redistricting pool tilts to white men
The deadline for Californians to apply for a first-of-its-kind citizens commission to draw districts for legislative elections ended Tuesday night with the field of applicants tilting heavily toward white men. Of the nearly 31,000 applications received, whites submitted 70 percent, far higher than their 41 percent share of California’s population. The 14-member citizens commission will be charged with drawing the state’s 80 Assembly, 40 Senate and four Board of Equalization districts
Schwarzenegger to withdraw Maldonado nomination, resubmit it
Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, was confirmed as Lieutenant Governor his coleagues on the Senate floor on Thursday February 11, 2010. Gov.
