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UC could oversee prison health



The Schwarzenegger administration wants to put the University of California in charge of state prison inmates' medical needs in an overhaul of the troubled corrections healthcare system that could save $12 billion over a decade, officials say.
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Scientists side with smelt, salmon protections



A National Academy of Sciences panel has concluded that the much-disputed fish protections that have curbed water deliveries to the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California are scientifically justified.
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The empire strikes out
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer

Speaking of StatesNew York Governor David Paterson replaced a governor caught up in a scandal. Now Paterson is accused of wrongdoing himself and has declined to run for election. Facing a myriad of challenges, including a $9 billion budget shortfall, Paterson is finding it difficult to be effective in his final months in office.   Read More
Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancer


A cervical cancer vaccine is not getting to many of the girls who need it the most, a new study shows.   Read More
An alternative to 'alternative' assets


Public pensions are increasingly asking a question that has haunted investors since the financial crisis: When is an alternative investment really more of the same?   Read More
Cuomo probes pension 'spiking'


New York became the latest state to shine a light on the practice of pension "spiking"—big increases in a government worker's salary just before retirement to boost the lifelong pension payout.   Read More
GOP plots strategies to nullify health bill


WASHINGTON—Republicans are looking beyond Sunday's expected vote on the Democrats' health-care overhaul to focus on strategies for striking back should it pass, ranging from challenges to the measure by individual states to a national repeal campaign.   Read More
Valero oil firm contributes half-million to suspend AB 32


A Texas-based oil company has contributed more than half of the nearly $1 million collected in a drive to suspend California's landmark greenhouse-gas emissions law, documents filed Thursday show.   Read More
Field Poll -- Obama's popularity declining in California


WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's popularity is declining in California, with slightly more than half of the state's voters still approving of his job performance, according to a Field Poll released today.   Read More
San Joaquin Dems feel the heat of health care debate


WASHINGTON – Public and private pressure is building on Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Atwater, and other lawmakers who say they are undecided on a big health care bill. That's the price of wait-and-see.   Read More
SMUD, other utilities seek to kick PG&E-backed Proposition 16 off June ballot


A broad coalition of California's public utilities, including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, sued Thursday to disqualify Proposition 16 from the June 8 ballot "for being false and misleading and for concealing its true nature and purpose from voters."   Read More
Schwarzenegger appoints paralyzed lawyer Sara Granda to legal post


Sara Granda, the UC Davis law school graduate who is paralyzed and drew national attention last year when State Bar officials nearly prevented her from taking the exam, has been named by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to a legal position in the state Department of Health Care Services.   Read More
Group seeks documents from Anthem Blue Cross inquiry


consumer group Thursday called on California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to release all documents related to his investigation of proposed double-digit rate increases by Anthem Blue Cross for customers who buy individual policies.   Read More
GOP attorney general candidate gets a job – and ballot title – in South Dakota


Republican attorney general candidate John Eastman has picked his job description to show voters on the June ballot -- assistant attorney general. Pretty good modifier for someone seeking the top job. What Eastman isn't telling voters is that he is officially an assistant attorney general in South Dakota.   Read More
Florida plan to kill tax benefit for films that aren't 'family friendly' sparks backlash


Florida, the home of Mickey Mouse and beach-bound vacationers, was trying to polish its family friendly image but instead ran into a PR nightmare: an angry Hollywood.   Read More
Perez selects new leadership team, committee chairs


Among the key appointments: Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) will chair the Appropriations Committee and Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-Van Nuys) will head the Assembly Budget Committee. Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-Whittier) is the new Majority Floor Leader.   Read More
Flags raised over sponsor of Democratic golf fundraiser


Democratic state senators will gather in La Jolla this weekend to enjoy rounds of golf, lavish hotel accommodations and gourmet meals at a fundraiser bankrolled largely by a group that wants a favor from them.   Read More
Brown calls anti-police booby traps in Riverside County 'urban terrorism'


Describing it as "urban terrorism," California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown joined with Riverside County officials Thursday in asking the public to help find those who tried at least three times to kill officers assigned to a Hemet-based gang task force.   Read More
Proposed smoking ban falls short in Assembly


Californians who grumble about cigarette butts in the parks and beaches may have to wait before their wish comes true — if it happens at all. The most far-reaching ban to outlaw smoking in California's state parks, including more than a dozen beaches and wilderness areas in Santa Cruz County, has fallen short of a key legislative hurdle.   Read More
Meg Whitman 'wows away' Latino crowd at San Jose campaign talk


Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman reached out to Latino business leaders at a San Jose luncheon Thursday, promising to create jobs, improve education and cut spending. She didn't mention a touchier topic: immigration.   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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