Fresh off her theater-in-the-round performance at the California Republican Party convention, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina will address the Sacramento Press Club on Tuesday for the first time.
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The State Worker: Schwarzenegger likely to veto furlough bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is “likely to veto” a furlough exemption bill that sailed through the Assembly and Senate this afternoon, an administration spokesman told The State Worker just a few minutes ago
Bill to ban state taxes on forgiven mortgage debt goes to Gov.
A political showdown is on between the Legislature and governor regarding a bill to ban the state from taxing forgiven mortgage debt. Earlier this afternoon the bill cleared the state Assembly, offering potential tax relief to thousands of Californians who lost their homes in 2009
AM Capitol Alert: Women of the year
The Assembly’s Women of the Year ceremony today honors 80 women selected from each of the state’s 80 Assembly districts. California National Guard Adjutant General Mary Kight, the first woman picked to serve in the post , will deliver the keynote address. The lower house may also take up several special session budget bills at its 11 a.m
Capitol Alert: Schwarzenegger withdraws nomination to state school board
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has withdrawn his controversial nomination of Rae Belisle, former president of the EdVoice advocacy group, to a four-year term on the California Board of Education. Schwarzenegger, in a one-sentence letter Thursday to the Senate, announced that he was withdrawing Belisle’s name but did not elaborate
Lawmakers send budget package to Schwarzenegger
Legislators approved a complex change to the state’s gas tax system today, in an effort to nibble away at California’s $20 billion budget deficit. On mostly party line votes, the Assembly and state Senate sent a measure to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would drop the 6 percent sales tax on gasoline at the pump, and replace it with an equivalent 17.3-cent-per-gallon excise tax
Capitol Alert: California shut out in federal education money
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan addresses students and teachers on Thursday, September 3, 3009 at a back-to-school youth rally hosted by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson to emphasize the importance of ensuring all California students have access to a world-class education.
Court rules against California social, medical cuts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers will have to find more ways to trim spending after an appeals court shot down two budget cuts made in recent years.
