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Will California’s 2016 presidential primary be meaningless — again?
Experts Expound: “Too little, too late? Will California’s 2016 presidential primary be meaningless in the process of picking a president?”
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Experts Expound: Spending money
“The LAO says the state is flush with cash and multibillion-dollar reserves loom in coming years. How should we spend the money?”
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So what’s Tom Steyer up to? Earlier, he reportedly was going to run for governor or U.S. Senate and he’s been taking lead roles on environmental protection issues. Steyer, who was just named to Politico’s list of the top 50
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“The FBI raided the Capitol and agents apparently are looking at Ron and Tom Calderon, as well as an LA-area water district’s contracting practices. Is this developing scandal limited in scope or is it the tip of an iceberg in
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“Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg plans to run for the Senate next year, taking Alex Padilla’s seat, and wants to succeed Steinberg as pro tem. Does Hertzberg have a shot? And wasn’t De Leon being groomed as the next pro
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“Gov. Brown says federal oversight of the California prison system is a waste of money, sucks up critical state resources and should come to an immediate end. What do you think?”
The numbers tell the story. The state is spending
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“Clearly, Gov. Brown is adamant about rewriting the California Environmental Quality Act. But why? What’s he got against CEQA? Other than developers, who is he scoring points with?”
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It’s the economy, stupid!
He is scoring points with those people
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“A perky Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State Address today. He targeted the education bureaucracy, extolled the virtues of teachers and said overhauling environmental regulation is necessary. Your thoughts?
More notable is that a California governor intentionally quoted
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“Will the Democrats’ super-majorities really make a difference in the Capitol?”
The super-majorities have the greatest impact on shifting the legislation-blocking role away from Republicans and toward the Moderate Democrats. Or put another way, the new Dem supermajority and emboldened Dem
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So what’s wrong with a last-minute deal?