LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown called on California voters Thursday to approve $6.9 billion in temporary new taxes, including a surcharge on big earners, as part of yet another bad-news budget proposal, this one for 2012. He warned that without those tax increases, California would be forced to impose severe cuts in public schools that could reduce the school year by three weeks.
A proposal that would require adult film actors to use condoms has qualified for the June ballot after proponents gathered enough signatures to put the issue before Los Angeles voters.
A burgeoning underground economy is costing California about $7 billion annually in lost tax revenue and undercutting companies that play by the rules.
By Daniel B. Wood, The Christian Science Monitor Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday proposed a ballot initiative that would ask Californians to raise taxes on themselves. Facing huge deficits despite $10 billion in budget cuts last year, California needs new tax dollars in order to avoid catastrophic cuts to schools and government services for the [...]
A group of Middle Tennessee conservatives is suing a California businessman for $19 million, claiming he tricked them into investing in a sham business idea for a television network devoted to the tea party movement.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Avery Shapiro has had tooth pain for several years. Pat Morris’ dental insurance wouldn’t cover the tab for a filling. Chenell Bass had to stop driving because her eyesight got so weak.
By Associated Press, Forbes.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown’s says he has signed a measure that bans the open carrying of handguns in California. The law, AB144, makes it a misdemeanor to carry an exposed and unloaded gun in a public place. The governor’s office made the announcement in a statement early Monday morning. [...]
By KSEE News The federal government is cracking down hard on statewide marijuana grows. Four U.S. Attorneys are spear-heading a campaign that will shut down commercial dispensaries and large-scale outdoor grows. The U.S. Attorneys stood in solidarity. “Commercial marijuana operations are illegal and we will enforce federal laws,” said U.S. Attorney Ben Wagner. These prosecutors [...]
From Los Angeles Times California Gov. Jerry Brown stepped into the middle of a debate over parental rights Sunday by signing legislation giving children 12 or older the power to consent to medical care involving the prevention of sexually transmitted disease. Asssemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) sponsored AB 499 with the aim of providing young [...]
By Reuters Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using ultraviolet tanning devices. California is the first state in the nation to ban minors from using tanning beds, legislators said. [...]
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