Budget talks settle on pay hikes and fringe cuts
Sacramento reports lawmakers near finalizing Gov Brown Jrs 11.4 billion budget plan. An average pay raise for state employees costs roughly 200 million with a 400 bonus for the lowest paid workers and a scaled back fringe benefits package. The conference panel keeps the Economic Development Commission for six more months as it reconciles Assembly and Senate versions.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly Senate
Anthony £. Beilenson
Los Angeles
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Postcard voter funds cut from California budget
A California budget plan loses more than 1 million dollars allotted for postcard voter registration. The Assembly had added 1.2 million to an 11.4 billion budget request by Gov Brown. The conference committee voted 3-4 to remove the funds as the measure awaits Senate Finance Committee action.
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UPI
Assembly-Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
California
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Drunkenness Bill Moves to Medical Problem Status
In Sacramento the Senate passed SB329 to treat intoxication as a medical issue rather than a crime. The bill, championed by Sen. Arlen Gregorio of San Mateo, envisions detox centers in each county but hinges on a separate tax increase of 40 million annually to fund centers and anti alcoholism programs. Gregorio projected operating costs around 5 million per year for the detox centers.
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UPI
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Arlen Gregorio
San Mateo
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Senate approves bill package to end sex or marital status distinctions
Sacramento reports the Senate advanced a three bill package aimed at removing distinctions based on sex or marital status from California lawbooks. The measures cover health and welfare civil codes and probate, expanding the state’s effort beyond prior gender reference removals. The Joint Committee on Legal Equality sponsors say changes will be broad and not always beneficial to women.
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Senate
California
Joint Committee On Legal Equality
Assembly Sends Business Tax Bill to Senate in California
Sacramento reports show Assembly members sent a business tax measure to the Senate after Republican John V Briggs abandoned his bid to block ACA23. The vote moved the proposal forward 56 to 19, with Briggs conceding insufficient votes to halt passage.
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