Regional smog board gains Senate passage in California
The Regional smog control board bill AB290 by Assemblyman Jerry Lewis cleared the Senate 23 to 12 with amendments possible in a conference panel. Sen. David Roberts warns against tax reliance while noting rural counties may join later. desert areas excluded to keep flexibility. Ventura and Santa Barbara counties may join later by supervisor vote.
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Legislature acts to aid flu shots
In Sacramento the legislature rushed to shield counties from medical malpractice liability in California’s swine flu inoculation drive. ABN35 cleared the Senate 39-0 and moved to a two house conference panel amid county fears over litigation costs. Health officials aim to vaccinate about 19 million of 21 million residents from September to December to beat influenza.
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Lands Commission Objects to Coast Protection Plan
SACRAMENTO UPI The Lands Commission voted 3 0 to unilaterally adopt portions of the coastal protection plan despite legislative stalemate. The move covers tide lands from the mean high tide line to three miles offshore and could affect coastal oil pipelines and beachside industries. Assemblyman Barry Keene proposed a compromise bill to blend features of competing plans, with AB3875 pending in the Senate Natural Resources Committee.
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Mixed reaction to High Court ruling on pay coverage
Washington (UPI) State and local officials praise the Supreme Court for removing employees from federal wage hour coverage while organized labor calls the ruling regressive with grave implications. It ends federal minimum wage and overtime rules for 3.4 million public workers and reverses a 1968 decision affecting 2.9 million teachers, hospital and transit staff.
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