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California State Teachers Retirement System may become insolvent
“We overpromised” says the head of a pension reform group, and this may well be true. The amount being paid into the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) by teachers, schools, a ...
28 Feb, 2011
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Bill introduced to ban open carry of handguns in California
What's that you say? You didn't even know open carry was legal in California? Why yes it is. The gun must be in clear view at all times and be unloaded. You may also legally carry ammo on a clip ...
14 Feb, 2011
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Darrell Steinberg looks to eliminate superfluous California regulations
President Obama recently said he wants to eliminate mindless, burdensome, and unneeded regulations at the federal level. California Senate President Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) agrees, saying he ...
27 Jan, 2011
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Utah pension reform could be model for other states, including California
California, along with many other states, has unfunded public pension obligations that it hasn't the remotest possibility of being able to meet. A Stanford study last April determined California's unf ...
24 Jan, 2011
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On mental health and guns
Arizona allows anyone concerned about the mental health of another to report them to authorities to be evaluated, even as they continue to slash their mental health budget. Many other states including ...
17 Jan, 2011
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Solar energy zones on public land proposed for six states including California
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy have targeted 21 million acres of public land as now available for right-of-way applications with over 677,000 acres designated as Solar Ene ...
29 Dec, 2010
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2010: the Year of the Tea Party
Looking back on 2010, we'll all remember what a strange year it was. But while replete with iPads, vuvuzelas, Lady Gaga outfits, earthquakes, treacherous winter storms, Old Spice commercials, Ta ...
28 Dec, 2010
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Save Lake Tahoe bill sponsored by California and Nevada Senators
All four Senators from California and Nevada, one Republican and three Democrats, are jointly sponsoring the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2010. A new report by UC Davis scientists using 100 years of ...
24 Nov, 2010
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Biotechs fear court ruling on gene patenting
The Justice department issued an appeals court briefing last Friday that has the potential to change the face of patent law and reshape the biotech industry as we know it. After a lower court ruling i ...
04 Nov, 2010
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$20 billion deficit projected in California unemployment fund by end of 2011
The highly respected and non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) says the California Unemployment Insurance Fund is insolvent and worse, will face a deficit of $20 billion by the end of 2011. ...
25 Oct, 2010
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