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SacBee -- California Politics
LOS ANGELES -- Reminding his wide-ranging Republican base of the alternative this election year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used his state GOP convention speech Saturday to attack Democratic challenger Phil Angelides for proposing tax increases and opposing the state's use of National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border.
SacBee -- California Politics
WASHINGTON -- The war in Iraq is reverberating in Sacramento, and Reps. Dan Lungren and John Doolittle said they are feeling the effects.
SacBee -- California Politics
Attorney General Bill Lockyer is fighting mad about an Assembly vote that he claims could save polluters, charity cheaters and rip-off artists millions of dollars per year.
SacBee -- California Politics
LOS ANGELES -- Phil Angelides, the Democratic candidate for governor, has succeeded in uniting the party -- but unfortunately for him, it's the Republican Party that has clearly coalesced behind Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger despite fears of many conservatives that he's just a RINO (Republican in name only).
SacBee -- California Politics
Jack O'Connell has won some big fights in the last few months. In court, he knocked down challenges to the California High School Exit Exam, which he created several years ago as a legislator and put in place as a graduation requirement this year.
SacBee -- California Politics
LOS ANGELES -- While Republicans nationwide fret about President Bush's low poll ratings, high gas prices and slow progress in Iraq, the California GOP was determined to buck the national trend as it opened its statewide convention here Friday.
SacBee -- California Politics
Negotiations are heating up over legislation that would prevent local governments from banning genetically modified seeds. One of the most closely watched agriculture bills of the year, the legislation pits large-scale growers against environmentalists and organic farmers.
SacBee -- California Politics
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association has been airing two ads bemoaning the condition of the state's prison system and the actions of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Following is the text of one of the ads and an analysis by Bee Deputy Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Smith.
SacBee -- California Politics
Tobacco companies started airing two television ads statewide this week in opposition to Proposition 86, the $2.60-per-pack tax on cigarettes to fund health causes that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. Following is the text of one of the spots and an analysis by Clea Benson of The Bee Capitol Bureau.
SacBee -- California Politics
State scientists agreed to a two-year contract Friday, leaving only psychiatric technicians and correctional officers at the bargaining table.