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The California Legislature has approved $250 million for the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but that was with the expectation the city would host in 2024.

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Cap-And-Trade Deal Extinguishes Controversial Fire Protection Fee

July 31, 2017 | Ben Adler

Rural California property owners now have one fewer bill to pay, one they’ve scorned for the last six years.

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Next Climate Change Political Battle: Cleaner Fuels

July 27, 2017 | Amy Quinton

Now that California's cap-and-trade program has been extended another decade, the focus on fighting climate change turns to cleaner fuels.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Capitol Chat: Governor Brown Extends Cap And Trade Through 2030

July 27, 2017 | Chris Remington

In this week's Capitol Chat, Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler recaps Governor Jerry Brown's victory lap after passing landmark cap and trade legislation.

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Governor Brown Signs Bill Targeting Poor Air Quality

July 26, 2017

(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed air-quality legislation tied to an extension of the state's cap and trade law to address climate change.

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Trump Administration's New Sanctuary City Rules Could Limit Police Grants In California

July 26, 2017 | Chris Nichols

California cities are trying to gauge the impact of the Trump Administration’s latest effort to discourage sanctuary jurisdictions.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

California Native: Dahkota Brown On Passing Law Banning Racial Mascots

July 26, 2017 | Chris Remington

Native American activist Dahkota Brown shares the story of lobbying the California Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 30, the California Racial Mascots Act, which banned derogatory and offensive mascots in public schools in 2015.

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Brown: Cap-And-Trade Bill Signing Is Key Milestone In Climate Fight

July 25, 2017 | Ben Adler

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that extends California’s signature climate change effort through 2030, the culmination of the governor’s years-long battle over the state’s cap-and-trade program.

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Dave Cogdill, 66, Remembered For Role In 2009 California Budget Deal

July 24, 2017 | Ben Adler

The former California Senate Republican Leader who was kicked out of his post after negotiating a budget deal at the height of the state’s fiscal crisis died over the weekend.

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Congress Advances Proposal To Preempt Calif. Regulations On Self-Driving Cars

July 24, 2017 | Daniel Potter

Dozens of companies are permitted to test self-driving cars on California roads. The proposal would let federal officials decide what designs to allow.

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