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California daily news roundup

State job bias remedies called separate, unequal



Californians who complain of job discrimination are steered down two separate paths, a new study says - one for workers who can afford to hire lawyers, and another, less-rewarding road for those who can't.
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Lawmakers lash out at EDD



Lawmakers are fed up with the state Employment Development Department, saying its technology staff is set to rack up $53 million in cost overruns on projects funded with federal stimulus money and is behind on assisting the unemployed.
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Obama official 'very disturbed' by Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes


In a rare step, the Obama administration called on California's largest for-profit insurer to justify its rate hikes, saying the increases were alarming at a time when subscribers face skyrocketing healthcare costs.   Read More
Two L.A. firms to pay settlement in probe of New York 'pay-to-play' scandal


Two Los Angeles companies embroiled in a New York state pension fund corruption scandal agreed Monday to pay a total of $19 million to settle a state investigation into the "pay-to-play" scheme.   Read More
Despite budget crisis, state spent $75 million on vehicles, office furniture


Even as the state grappled with a budget crisis last year, bureaucrats spent nearly $45 million on new vehicles, almost $30 million on new furniture and more than $2 million on off-site meetings and conferences, a legislative panel has found.   Read More
California is No. 1 in laws protecting animals, Humane Society reports


California has the strongest animal-protection laws in the country, with detailed regulations shielding animals from harm whether in homes, on farms, at racetracks or in the wild, the Humane Society of the United States reported Monday.   Read More
Fixing seasons of California discontent


The prospect of more California-statehouse dysfunction this year is adding momentum to two efforts to overhaul California's budget process — including one that could rewrite much of the state's constitution.   Read More
Foreign energy firms getting windfall of U.S. stimulus funds


Of the more than $2 billion the federal government has given out to boost the economy and create green-energy jobs, more than three-quarters has gone to foreign-owned companies that dominate the global wind-power industry. This latest finding by the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a nonprofit at American University in Washington, D.C., is illustrated clearly in San Diego County, where about a dozen commercial wind developers have offices.   Read More
San Diego curfew law is flawed, court says


San Diego's teen curfew law was struck down — again — by a court because it was too broad and did not provide sufficient constitutional protection for youths.   Read More
IRS digging into personal use of state cars


The IRS wants to know how nearly 9,000 state workers have used their government-issued vehicles.   Read More
Details revealed on financing for governor's meal with legislators


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has released a partial list of guests to his closed-door lunch with legislators last month, and revealed who picked up the tab for their steak-or-salmon feeding.   Read More
Health care department breaches privacy


The Department of Health Care Services said Monday it has breached the privacy of 49,352 people who receive adult day-care services from the state.   Read More
Community colleges rethink missions as budgets tighten


As community colleges deal with the state's ongoing budget crisis and consider cuts to classes, programs and staffing, they are examining which kinds of students they should continue to serve.   Read More
Three Democrats call for Abel Maldonado's rejection


As Sen. Abel Maldonado's confirmation hearing in the Assembly Rules Committee was postponed until Tuesday, three Assembly Democrats held a Capitol news conference arguing that Maldonado's nomination as lieutenant governor should be rejected.   Read More
Jerry Brown calls pension funds' Iran investments illegal


State Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown sent letters to the heads of California's two largest public pension funds Monday, accusing them of violating state law by continuing to invest in companies that do business with Iran.   Read More
Schwarzenegger to carry Olympic torch


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is traveling to Vancouver, Canada, to serve as a torchbearer Friday morning for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the committee organizing the Games announced Monday.   Read More
Governor Photo
 

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
Elected: November 2003, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

State capital: Sacramento
State nickname: The Golden State
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi (D)
Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D)
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown (D)
Senate President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg (D)
Speaker of the Assembly: Karen Bass (D)
   
   


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