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Capitol Alert: House transportation bill denies high-speed rail funding in 2014

A view of a high speed train moving through a wind farm in the proposed high speed rail network. California High-Speed Rail Authority

Congressional skeptics of California's high-speed rail project make their feelings known in a draft transportation spending bill made public this week. 51 minutes ago

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Jack Ohman: The latest brownout

Sacramento Bee editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman: The latest brownout
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Dan Morain: Budget goodies not so good for open process

No matter whether it's called budget dust, Christmas tree ornaments or bling, the massive $145 billion state budget and 22 trailer bills that implement it are crammed with stuff, much of it added with little public airing.
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Sequester to cut Sacramento-area programs for seniors, agency head says

Federal sequester cuts will take an 8 percent bite out of regional seniors' programs funded through the Older Americans Act, instead of the 4 percent reduction that the Area 4 Agency on Aging was expecting, according to the agency's new executive director, Pam Miller.
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California health care exchange cleared to hire in Rancho Cordova

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to allow the hiring of hundreds of call-center employees in Rancho Cordova and elsewhere to assist in selling medical insurance through California's new health care exchange.
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Dan Walters: California's budget bill would gut sunshine law

What goes around, comes around.
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Panel to consider restoring pay cuts for state's top elected officials

After passage of a budget with a $12 million windfall for the Legislature and a likely pay increase for state workers, a commission today will consider whether to restore salary cuts for California's top elected officials.
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Steinberg to endorse Dickinson's Senate run

State Senate Democratic leader Darrell Steinberg will be at Assemblyman Roger Dickinson's side today when he announces his candidacy for Steinberg's Sacramento-area Senate seat.
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Budget bill would make it optional for California local governments to comply with public records laws

A budget bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature would make it optional for local governments to comply with several key provisions of the California Public Records Act.
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CalPERS panel backs insurance rate hike

A CalPERS committee Tuesday recommended 2014 health insurance rates that will collectively raise premiums by 3.03 percent, the smallest increase since 1998.
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Editorial: Public needs to speak out against bills to make open records optional

The current Legislature – and the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown – is shaping up to be the worst in recent memory for transparent government.