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On the eve of his departure for China, where he’ll hold meetings on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown is imploring California lawmakers to extend the state’s “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction program.

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State Government

Wednesday Roundup: Bail System Overhaul, Renewable Energy Requirement, Education Incentives For CalWORKS Recipients, Dialysis Staffing

May 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Chris Nichols

State senators have passed a bill that would overhaul the state's bail system and a bill that requires California to go green by 2045. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the Assembly passed a bill offering grant increases to welfare recipients.

State Government

Roundup: Late School Start, Expanded Family Leave, Prescription Drug Price Hike Transparency

May 30, 2017 | Ben Adler | Sally Schilling

California lawmakers kicked off a full week of action by advancing hundreds of bills ahead of a key deadline Friday. That's the final day for Senate and Assembly bills to pass their "House of Origin" and cross over to the other chamber.

Business

California Economy Expected To Grow More Slowly

May 30, 2017 | Amy Quinton

A new economic forecast shows slower economic growth for California compared to recent years.

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State Government

Could California Go Completely Green Energy By 2050?

May 30, 2017 | Ben Bradford

The California Senate will consider this week whether the state’s electricity should come entirely from renewable power by mid-century. There’s debate about whether it’s possible for utilities to go 100 percent renewable by 2050.

State Government

Proposal Aims To Lighten Fines For Rolling Right Turns

May 30, 2017 | Daniel Potter

A California lawmaker wants to lower the fine for drivers who don’t fully stop before turning right at a red light. The proposal faces a deadline in the state Senate this week.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

California Congressional Delegation In The Spotlight

May 30, 2017 | Chris Remington | Cody Drabble

Ken Rudin takes the week off from his Political Junkie duties and the LA Times' Sarah Wire steps in with a review of California’s Congressional Delegation on the move in Washington this Memorial Day weekend.

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Assembly Committee Blocks Dam Inspection Mandate, Political Contribution Limit

May 26, 2017 | Ben Adler

A California Assembly committee has shelved nearly 200 bills for the year, including efforts to toughen penalties for sex offenses and ban unlimited campaign contributions from political parties to candidates.

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Calif. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye To Lawmakers: Spend More On Foster Children Attorneys

May 26, 2017 | Sally Schilling

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown to approve an additional $22 million in the state budget for attorneys serving foster children.

PolitiFact California

Lawmaker Misleads With Claim Jerry Brown Has Axed Funds For California’s Dying Trees

May 26, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Republican Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno recently claimed Gov. Jerry Brown has slashed nearly all the money in the state’s budget to help local governments remove dead and dying trees in California’s forests.

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