california_cubeCalifornia’s  other budgetary shoe is due to drop this week, regarding what additional spending cuts will kick in due to state revenues that are coming in below last summer’s optimistic projections. Movement on the challenge to the state’s redistricting maps is also imminent.

Recently from California Update

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Taking aim at gun ownership another way

A California legislator has pointed the debate over gun control legislation in a whole new direction. Also Governor Brown snipes back at his Texas counterpart.
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Good news for the Gov

In the wake of his widely applauded State of the State address last week, Governor Brown gets high marks in a notable new public opinion survey.
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A Pause for New Laws

A "cooling off" period is being proposed for new legislation in Sacramento.
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Revisiting the Governor's State of the State, plus reaction

A capsule summary of the annual address yesterday, with some comments from state legislators.
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Remembering Roe

The debate over abortion reaches back for decades, but this week marks a key anniversary for that issue.