Assembly

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He voted for farm worker overtime. Farm interests try to make him pay

Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., over his vote in 2016 for a landmark bill that grants farm workers overtime.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 10월 24, 2018

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A disrupter from day one: How Kevin de León became the Democrat trying to topple Dianne Feinstein

Perhaps nothing Kevin de León has done is more polarizing than his challenge to 26-year incumbent Dianne Feinstein in the 2018 California Senate race.

에 의해 Laurel Rosenhall • 10월 4, 2018

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Party Crasher: Moderate Tom Campbell aims to launch new political party in California

Tom Campbell—centrist former congressman, former state senator and former Republican—is out to launch a third party in California, predicting legislative candidates will run under the new banner as soon as 2020. He insists it might not even be that hard.

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 9월 19, 2018

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Why Obama endorsed in a California Assembly race

Buffy Wicks was an early employee of Barack Obama’s first presidential run and an integral part of the White House effort to generate support for Obamacare.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 8월 2, 2018

국회 의사당

A political firestorm is about to hit the Capitol: Who will pay for wildfire damages?

In Sacramento, the biggest fights are over wildfire liability—who pays for billions of dollars of damages that result from the loss of so many homes, businesses and lives?—and how much utilities like PG&E can pass liability costs onto their customers.

에 의해 Laurel Rosenhall • 7월 12, 2018

국회 의사당

Latest Capitol harassment case: Sexual talk by GOP Assemblyman Devon Mathis

A Republican from the Central Valley is the latest California lawmaker found to have violated the Capitol's sexual harassment policy. An investigation found that Assemblyman Devon Mathis of Visalia made frequent sexual comments, but determined there is not enough evidence to prove more serious allegations of sexual assault.

에 의해 Laurel Rosenhall • 7월 11, 2018

뉴스레터

Travis Allen stirs a tweetstorm

에 의해 Dan Morain • 6월 1, 2018

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Elon Musk plays with fire

California Assembly seeks to limit University of California from giving workers 401(k)-style retirement plans.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 5월 31, 2018

정치

Lawmakers back off, allowing Elon Musk—and his California customers—to play with fire

California lawmakers added fuel to Elon Musk’s entrepreneurial fire last week when they cleared the way for sales of the investor’s newest—and probably hottest—product: personal flamethrowers. In the coming weeks, some 20,000 people could be walking around with the devices.

에 의해 Robbie Short • 5월 30, 2018

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California’s answer to Texas school shooting

에 의해 Dan Morain • 5월 22, 2018