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Bill would exempt Olympic medalists from taxes

Fenit Nirappil · May 24, 2014 12:56 am

Bill makes helmets optional for off-road vehicles

Fenit Nirappil · May 23, 2014 7:32 pm

Suicide-prevention training bill passes Assembly

Fenit Nirappil · May 20, 2014 12:51 am

California jobless rate at lowest level since 2008

Fenit Nirappil · May 17, 2014 1:21 am

Assemblyman John Perez, D-Los Angeles, receives congratulations from Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, after his measure to place a rainy day fund on the November ballot was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 15, 2014. Lawmakers in both houses approved the bill Perez negotiated before stepping down as speaker this week It places a proposed constitutional amendment before the voters that will create a budget reserve funded primarily from excess capital gains revenue during boom years as well as an annual contribution equal to 1.5 precent of the state's general fund. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Legislature approves new rainy day ballot measure

Fenit Nirappil · May 15, 2014 9:05 pm

Consumer data bills face business opposition

Fenit Nirappil · May 11, 2014 5:06 pm

Lawmakers, Brown compromise on rainy day fund

Fenit Nirappil · May 9, 2014 12:22 am

State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, left, speaks on a bill, while his seat mate Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, works at his desk at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. In the wake the recent indictments of Yee and Calderon on federal corruption charges lawmakers are proposing to strengthen political ethics and reform campaign finance laws.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Transparency main focus in secretary of state race

Fenit Nirappil · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

Committee passes California porn condom bill

Fenit Nirappil · April 29, 2014 11:09 pm

Bill bans smoking at all times in home day cares

Fenit Nirappil · April 21, 2014 11:19 pm

Lawmakers face hundreds of bills, special session

Fenit Nirappil · April 20, 2014 6:12 pm

Assembly passes change to campaign disclosure bill

Fenit Nirappil · April 10, 2014 9:15 pm