Senate moves on ethics code with $8625 cap
The Senate backed a code of ethics setting outside earnings at 8625 per year in personal services while allowing gains from investments. Debates centered on disclosure and limits with Ample support from leaders but continued push from Sen Lowell Weicker for tougher financial reporting. The Nelson panel proposal limits and appearance fees remain unchanged amid two Muskie led amendments.
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R-Conn
Edmund Muskie
Maine
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Shipping firms may avoid ports over fine issue
A Sacramento shipping industry spokesman warns SB167 could push ship operators to skip California ports. Pacific Merchant Shipping Association president Philip Steinberg testifies that fines up to 6000 dollars daily to fund oil cleanup and higher insurance costs could deter steamship calls. Opponents say the measure overreacts to tanker spills and shifts liability away from negligence. The Senate committee plans a 19 April vote.
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UPI
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Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
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Saratoga
Steinberg
Californs
Alling
Moves to shift salary setting from legislature nixed
Sacramento Assembly committee shelved two constitutional amendments ACA8 and ACA110 to create a three member independent commission including a Supreme Court justice UC Regents chair and State Bar president to set salaries for judges and elected officials. The panel postponed action for further study amid party caucus discussions.
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Bellflower
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D-Van Nuys
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Leo McCarthy
Supreme Court
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State Bar
Winter storms lash East and Midwest each tale of storm toll
Rain drenched the East while a spring snowstorm crippled parts of the Midwest and unleashed heavy snows on the Northeast. Six to 12 inches forecast for Maine and New Hampshire. Utica eight inches, Buffalo five inches, and dozens of towns reporting new snowfall records. Storms caused traffic accidents, power outages, and school closures as rain, wind, and snow battered major cities from New York to Philadelphia and Groton.
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Brown's fixed term plan under fire in California
A coalition of liberal lawmakers and civil rights groups oppose Gov. Brown's AB476 proposing fixed prison terms. Critics warn the measure would revive indeterminate sentencing abuses by expanding judicial and prison decision power, potentially lengthening sentences.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Richard Alatorre
Los Angeles
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