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Cheerleaders get their own support system inside the Capitol, legislator wants to crack down on trespassing drones and more in our weekly Sacramento roundup. → Read More
Why the Assembly speaker hasn't offered any groundbreaking legislation, Lorena Gonzalez starts a sick leave trend and the Boxer-succession race rages on. → Read More
Gov. Jerry Brown had a lot of ground to cover last week when he unveiled his $164.7 billion budget plan for 2015-16. Like all budget plans, his is wide-ranging, touching such serious topics like climate change, debt reduction and an ongoing battle over a proposed tuition hike at the University of California. Yet, the most quoted line from his press conference was a seemingly off-the-cuff quip… → Read More
The gov began his historic fourth term, appointed some Supreme Court justices, broke ground on high-speed rail and unveiled his latest budget proposal. → Read More
Two big budget fights — how to spend the state's extra cash, and the decision to hike UC tuition — will loom large in the New Year. → Read More
Holiday pay, drones, vets and cop cams: What local legislators have already been up to in the short time since the 2015-2016 session got under way. → Read More
From San Diego's first Assembly speaker to a spate of scandals that knocked the capitol off its rails, it's been quite a year in Sacramento. → Read More
Hueso gets probation after August arrest, Jessica's Law hasn't been working according to plan and the new state Senate leader is already making changes. → Read More
On the one side, you've got environmentalists opposed to any changes in the California Environmental Quality Act that would gut the law. On the other side, you've got infighting among all the interest groups pushing for reform. → Read More
When Speaker Toni Atkins was done doling out committee chairmanships and leadership roles, a clear loser emerged. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez wasn't picked to chair any committees, and ended up as a vice chair, a role usually given to members of the minority party. → Read More
The good news for Gov. Jerry Brown: Tax revenues have come in more than $1 billion above projections. The bad new: Revenues have come in more than $1 billion above projections. → Read More
How the DA helps get bills written in Sacramento, UC regents OK a big tuition hike (and Speaker Toni Atkins isn't happy) and more in our weekly Sacramento roundup. → Read More
What it's really like for lawmakers in the state capitol good life. Plus, polled voters want Boxer and Feinstein to retire, the largest Legislative Black Caucus in decades and more in our round-up of the need-to-know news from up north. → Read More
Toni Atkins coasted to re-election Tuesday night, but the Assembly Speaker may ultimately be the San Diego state lawmaker who lost the most. → Read More
What lobbyists call themselves instead of lobbyists, the race for state superintendent heats up and Gov. Jerry Brown actually does some campaigning. → Read More
The state capitol is half empty this time of the year because many legislative staffers are off on vacation — not to relax, but to help get other candidates elected. → Read More
The rookie Republican lawmaker talks about his winning streak, the persistent drought is likely to propel Prop. 1 to a win, the state Senate has a new leader and more in our weekly Sacramento roundup. → Read More
In competitive races, fundraising reports are vital to understanding who has the inside track. But even San Diego's non-competitive races, campaign fundraising is telling. From the numbers, you get a sense of who has support — power — and who is on the outside looking in. → Read More
In the absence of any show-stopping propositions or statewide races this November, there's not much information floating around about the six measures on the November ballot. Here are some basics. → Read More
San Diego's legislators had 91 bills signed into law this session. Not surprisingly, a substantial number of them dealt with veterans and service members, although some lawmakers stuck to other themes. → Read More