Thursday, January 1, 2009

California News Roundup- January 1, 2009

Phthalate ban in children's products now in force in California-Controversial law faced challenges to the end, most recently sidestepping federal preemption threat


Attorney General's office opts against challenging Jim Nielsen's residency.- Newly elected Assemblyman Jim Nielson will keep his seat, apparently. The office of Attorney General Jerry Brown has announced that it has not...


California's new budget plan has some ifs and buts-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest $40 billion budget solution relies on ballot-box contingencies and a borrowing plan that might not be paid off until after he leaves office.


Schwarzenegger opens new push on state budget-Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger's office made the latest attempt on Wednesday to pressure state lawmakers into a budget deal, unveiling a plan to close an estimated $41.5 billion budget deficit in the next 18 months with huge cuts, new taxes and ...


Don't text and drive: It's now the law of the state-Amazing. In 2008, the California Legislature successfully passed laws on cell phones, Global Positioning System devices, car use taxes, teachers' licenses, Internet harassment, and massage therapists' certification requirements. But legislators were ...


Dan Walters: Governor has a new budget for old deficit-We've seen a lot of state budget proposals in the past year, and the only one that was enacted was laughably and obviously out of touch with reality. The Schwarzenegger administration unveiled another one Wednesday, calling it a comprehensive ...


Schwarzenegger seeks education cuts-California schools could eliminate a week of instruction and increase class sizes next year under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's new plan for solving the state's budget crisis. Vowing to give schools maximum flexibility to cut costs, the proposal ...


Budget breakdown-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to close a roughly $40 billion budget deficit over the next 18 months and provide a $2 billion reserve relies on tax increases, spending cuts and borrowing. Here are the major components. Revenue: $14.8 billion ...


California panel misses deadline for Delta report-State officials skipped a Wednesday deadline to release a plan to improve the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta Vision Committee, chaired by Natural Resources Agency Secretary Mike Chrisman, blamed the workload required to release the ...


Schwarzenegger urges health care shift for state workers- State workers would see a change in how they get their health insurance under the 2009-10 budget proposal the Schwarzenegger administration unveiled Wednesday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger figures the change would save $132 million as he seeks to ...

Schwarzenegger vetoed bills at record rate in 2008-Last in a series about new state laws that take effect today 'For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' ' – American poet John Greenleaf Whittier Here are some proposed laws that won't be ...


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