Wildlife protections spark House budget questioning
House Appropriations subcommittee members press Interior Secretary Andrus on Carter's wildlife protections. They cite the leopard darter and gray bat as factors in halting the Lukiata Oklahoma project and the Meramec Park Lake reservoir in Missouri. Hearings opened as lawmakers fault environmental weight in budget decisions. Rep. Bevill says the president may review old projects but seeks reasons.
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Washington
Andrus
Meramec Park Lake Reservoir
Missouri
GOP ponders stand on jail sentencing in California
Sacramento Republicans weigh a united stance on SB42 to toughen jail sentences backed by Governor Brown. Assemblyman Dave Stirling says the fixed sentencing law could outlast the death penalty bill and urges stronger protections via Boatwright’s determinate sentencing amendments. Stirling cites support from law enforcement but notes intimidation in committees. Nestander would withhold support only if district attorneys back the measure.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Dave Stirling
R-Hacienda
Stirling
Dan Boatwright
Concord
California
Boatwright
Criminal Justice Committee
Bruce Nestander R-Orange
Governor names parole appointee and board reappointments
The governor appoints Ralph Pizzaro of Visalia to the state Adult Authority. Raymond Gonzales of Sacramento is reappointed to the Educational Employment Relations Board. Other items include a study grant for underground nuclear siting, school lunch exemptions, life sentences for murder, spending limits tied to living costs, stricter adoption-related penalties, and marriage license denials for homosexual couples.
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Parole
Ralph Pizzaro
Visalia
State Adult Authority
Employ
Raymond Gonzales
Sacramento
Educational Employment Relations Board
Legislation tightens California child placement rules
Senate bill SB1122 by Sen. George Zenovich would require a pre placement home investigation and full financial disclosure for private adoptions. It bans the same attorney from representing both sides and imposes up to a $5,000 fine for non licensed recruiters. Co author Assemblyman Bill McVittie says the bill tightens safeguards on private adoptions.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Senate
George Zenovich
Fresno
Zenovich
State Department of Health
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Gino Lera
Brown
Jerome Lackner
Lackner
Bill McVittie
D-Upland
McVittie
Growers warned by labor board halt tactics against unions
The state Agricultural Labor Relations Board vows to stop interference with farm workers rights to organize. General Counsel Harry Delizonna cites growers withholding employee lists to delay organizing efforts and notes unions may request lists after 10 percent of employees show interest. The board reports 250 complaints in 18 months across doctors and adoptions, with some overlap.
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Sacramento
UPI
State Farm Labor Board
Board
Harry Delizonna
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
ARLB
Nuclear plant siting measure wins Senate approval
A bill authorizing a $1 million feasibility study of underground nuclear reactor siting won final Senate approval in Sacramento. The study, funded from a state utility tax special fund, was sent to Gov. Brown after a 29-9 vote and precedes a three-bill package backing Prop. 15 alternatives.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Terry Goggin
Dsan Bernardino
Edmund G. Brown Jr
State Energy Commission
Commission
California
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