Darrell Steinberg

Calif. environmental changes could aid Kings bid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leader of the California Senate says changes he is seeking to the state’s environmental-protection law could help Sacramento’s effort to keep its professional basketball team.

2013/04/24

Calif. Dems advance wide-ranging gun control bills

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers took their first step toward moving a package of gun control bills Tuesday, following tough firearm and ammunition restrictions enacted in several other states .

2013/04/16

California Governor Jerry Brown (AP Photo)

Brown sees tough path for environmental law reform

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown says he sees little support in the Legislature for overhauling California’s landmark environmental protection law, a comment that surprised the leader of the state Senate.

2013/04/16

Calif. bill would permit online courses for credit

LOS ANGELES (AP) – California would allow private, online education companies to offer courses for credit at state colleges and universities, under a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Legislature.

2013/03/13

California Senate takes rare field trip to SoCal

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Most of California’s state Senate took part Tuesday in a rare and possibly unprecedented educational field trip.

2013/03/06

Calif. lawmakers consider range of gun controls

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are promising to move cautiously as they consider tighter restrictions on handguns, assault rifles and ammunition purchases.

2013/01/29

California offered as national mental health model

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leader of the state Senate says California’s approach to treating mental illness should serve as a national model in response to last week’s massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn.

2012/12/20

Spending could tempt supermajority Democrats

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – With supermajorities in both houses of the California Legislature, voters have given Democrats a historic opportunity to push their agenda on issues such as tax reform and workers’ rights. But they […]

2012/11/15

New law will change school-performance reports

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to reduce the use of standardized tests in calculating the annual rankings for California schools. Brown announced Wednesday that he had signed SB1458 by Senate […]

2012/09/27

Democratic lawmakers to release pension fixes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The Legislature‘s Democratic leaders are set to release a bill package they say meets Gov. Jerry Brown’s demand for pension reform. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said he expects to […]

2012/08/28

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