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Lawmakers approve new protections for farm workers
PolitiCalFarm and ranch owners would be required to provide their workers with shade and cold water under legislation approved by the Assembly on Thursday. The Assembly passed the bill 44 to 28, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown. It was...... -
California lawmaker pushes driver's licenses for more illegal immigrants
PolitiCalA week after California began issuing driver’s licenses to a select group of young illegal immigrants, a state lawmaker has proposed that licenses be provided to many others who are unlawfully in the country. A new state law that took...... -
Latino legislators back illegal immigrant's bid to practice law
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Audit: Hospital district leaders had financial ties to contractors
L.A. NOWA Monterey County public hospital district paid $21 million over the last five years to firms in which its chief executive and board members held financial interests, according to a state audit released Thursday. The audit was launched in response...... -
California lawmakers call for halt to court computer project
PolitiCalA legislative panel recommended Wednesday that California’s courts suspend a computer modernization project that has grown in cost from $260 million to $1.9 billion with uncertainty over whether it is affordable. The 4-0 vote by the Assembly... -
Bill to boost California minimum wage approved by panel
SACRAMENTO — California's $8-an-hour minimum wage needs to go up, says Watsonville Democratic Assemblyman Luis Alejo. And he may be getting the votes he needs to make it happen. But don't count on it; Alejo has tried this before. Alejo is the...Tags: Credit and Debt, Washington, DC
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Minimum-wage bill could harm California economy, trade group says
Proposed legislation to raise the state minimum wage could eliminate tens of thousands of jobs and harm the California economy, a small-business advocacy group said. The measure, AB 10, could wipe out more than 68,000 jobs over 10 years and cost $5.7...Tags: Labor Legislation, University of California, Berkeley, Career and Workplace, Sales, Business
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Jerry Brown administration digs in against unions on pensions
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is pushing back against labor union efforts to roll back some of the pension changes made by state lawmakers last year. The governor has vowed to fight any legal or legislative effort that he views...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Politics, Jerry Brown, Interior Policy
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For the record
"Picnic": An article about the Broadway revival of "Picnic" in the Jan. 12 Calendar section referred to the Annie Baker play "Circle Mirror Transformation" as "Mirror Circle Transformation." In addition the article referred to a character in "Picnic," the...Tags: Science and Technology, Illegal Immigrants, Architecture, The Getty, Standards
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Bill Proposes Raising Minimum Wage in California
FOX40 NewsAssemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) has introduced legislation designed to increase minimum wage in California. Assembly Bill 1439 would adjust minimum wage to consumer prices. If the bill is passed, minimum wage would increase by 14 cents in 2013. ...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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