The federal Justice Department's recent crackdown on medicinal marijuana dispensaries is expected to be the topic of heated debate at a Sacramento Press Club luncheon today. Benjamin Wagner, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, is sche... »
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is spending Valentine's Day in the Central Valley. Sure, the former House Speaker is looking to woo California Republicans, whose votes he's hoping will still make a difference by the time the state's June ... »
There's another battle brewing in this year's California ballot wars: The Yes on Proposition 29 campaign is cranking up. Prop. 29 -- called the California Cancer Research Act -- would hike tobacco taxes by $1 per pack of cigarettes to fund research and... »
Fasten your seat belt. The California Legislature is back in Sacramento, with the Assembly meeting at noon, and the Senate at 2 p.m. Business in the upper house includes choosing a Republican leader, as Senate GOP leader Bob Dutton announced that he'd ... »
The California Legislature is in recess, but there's a hearing today -- in Los Angeles. Two Assembly committees -- Human Services as well as Aging and Long-Term Care -- will consider the fiscal forecast for older women at a hearing at the Ronald Reagan... »
Congressional web sites are getting better, and California lawmakers' sites are among the best in the business, according to the Congressional Management Foundation. On Monday, the non-partisan group awarded its annual "Gold Mouse Awards" to the congre... »
