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Approval of Gov. Jerry Brown slips in public opinion poll

By David Siders - Updated: 10:02 am

The honeymoon is ending for Gov. Jerry Brown. For the first time in a major California poll since Brown took office, a plurality of likely voters disapproves of the job he is doing, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll released Wednesday.

The State Worker: Furloughs: Pay now, pay later

Special-interest spending floods Cailfornia races in new political landscape

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: 7:10 am

As federal super PACs continue to pour money into the presidential and congressional contests, state-level independent committees are spending big to influence the outcome in California's legislative races.

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California pension funds target Wal-Mart board

By Dale Kasler - Updated: 8:24 am

Citing the retailer's Mexico bribery scandal, CalPERS is joining with other big shareholders trying to oust members of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. board of directors.

AM Alert: Likely voters still back Jerry Brown's tax measure

By Micaela Massimino - Updated: 8:20 am

California's likely voters remain supportive of Gov. Jerry Brown's ballot initiative to raise taxes even as his approval rating has dipped, as David Siders reports in today's Bee.

The State Worker: Furloughs: Pay now, pay later

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: 10:02 am

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to furlough state employees has a big expense: It adds tens of millions of deferred dollars to California's state worker pension costs.

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Furloughs: Pay now, pay later

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to furlough state employees has a big expense: It adds tens of millions of deferred dollars to California's state worker pension costs.

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Dan Walters Daily: Will independents thrive on June 5?

Posted by Dan Smith at 6:00 AM

Dan Walters says the top-two primary could result in some unusual November matchups. Have a question you'd like Dan to answer? Post it on our Facebook page. See other Dan ...

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California state worker retirements down nearly 8 percent in 2012

Posted by Jon Ortiz at 8:53 AM

The number of state workers drawing their first pension checks in the first four months of this year is down nearly 8 percent from a year ago, according to the ...