Just a little over a year after voters created an independent commission to draw most of California's political maps, the process is costing a lot more money than was allocated. In fact, it's possible the commission that's slated to convene in 2011 may have as its first task to ask lawmakers for more funding. [...] Full Story »
No major news today on whether Abel Maldonado will… or won't… be California's next lieutenant governor. But new comments from the leader of the state Senate seem to acknowledge one part of the deliberations… or rather, six billion parts. As in the $6.3 billion of missing dollars needed to balance the current budget… a deficit [...] Full Story »
"It's very simple what people want," said Mark Baldassare. "People want progress." That was the context for… and the motivation behind… a provocative two hour discussion on Friday morning at our KQED studios in San Francisco, a discussion among eight thoughtful veterans of the good and bad of government and public policy in California. They were [...] Full Story »
Two (or three, actually) legislators angling for two separate high-profile jobs at the same time? Sounds like a podcast theme! In this week's Capital Notes Podcast, we discuss the battle over who will be the new Speaker of the California Assembly, and this question: will there be any discernible differences in the policies pursued by either [...] Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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