49 results for "Hannah Madans"
Scramble to pass bills is on
Monday, August 6, 2012 at 12:00 AMNow that the Legislature is back from summer recess, lawmakers have until Aug. 31 to decide the fate of pending measures.
The State Worker: Catch up on the public pension debate
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 12:30 PMWith pensions in the news, we turn to Storify to sum things up.
The State Worker: State supervisors poll shows many upset over legislative employee pay raise
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 3:40 PMThe Association of California State Supervisors has conducted an online poll on how state employees feel after hearing that numerous legislative employees, some already making six figures, got raises when other state-employees had 5 percent pay ...
AM Alert: California state worker paychecks see 5 percent cut
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 6:14 AMToday marks the first time state employee paychecks will show the 4.62 percent furlough pay cut that began last month in an effort to balance the budget. This is the first time wages have been reduced for all 214,000 state workers under gubernat...
The State Worker: Furloughs didn't cut prison costs in Oregon
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 8:27 AMState employee furloughs in Oregon have not produced savings at prisons, according to The Oregonian.
AM Alert: Jerry Brown speaks at School Employees Conference
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 6:17 AMGov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to speak at a California School Employees Association Conference today at 10 a.m. The conference will be held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The 86th annual event will run through August. 2.
The State Worker: Small businesses endorse California measure affecting union dues
Monday, July 30, 2012 at 1:13 PMThe National Federation of Independent Business/California, a group that represents small businesses, has endorsed Proposition 32. The ballot measure would ban union and corporations from contributing money directly to candidates.
Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Romney heads to Reno, Obama heads out
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 6:01 AMRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Reno today. President Barack Obama spoke at the same convention yesterday, as David Siders reported. Obama is now in Portland for a n...
California measure targets using dogs to hunt bears, bobcats
Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 12:00 AMJosh Brones' canines, and others like them, are central to the controversial practice of using dogs to hunt bears and bobcats. Senate Bill 1221, by Democratic Sen. Ted Lieu of Torrance, would ban their use.
Capitol Alert: Congressional campaign accounts tight in Sacramento races
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 7:10 AMCombatants in three closely-watched congressional races in the Sacramento region are starting the general election campaign with relatively even campaign bank accounts, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
