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(AP) Bond sales for California's high-speed rail project can proceed, as the 3rd District Court overturned lower court rulings that held up funding for the $68 billion train.

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Kashkari Spends Week Homeless In Fresno

July 31, 2014 | Katie Orr

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari is pushing jobs as a way to reduce poverty in California. But some say it’s not that simple.

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More Than 25 Percent Of California's Firefighting Budget Already Up In Smoke

July 31, 2014 | Ben Adler

Less than a month into the new fiscal year, California has already used up more than a quarter of the money set aside in the state budget for fighting wildfires.

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Brown's Trade Mission To Mexico Ends

July 31, 2014

(AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown returned home after a trade mission trip to Mexico.

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California Bill Would Regulate Pet Insurance Industry

July 31, 2014 | Max Pringle

Pet insurance policies could soon be getting increased oversight and transparency requirements under a bill in the California legislature.

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Independent Commission: Fix Parks System, Then Ask Voters to Pay For It

July 30, 2014 | Ben Adler

An independent state commission says the California Department of Parks and Recreation must fix its broken administration, management and bureaucracy. It then recommends asking voters to pay for maintaining the parks.

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School Bond Backers Pressure Brown To Reach Deal

July 30, 2014 | Ben Adler

A school bond measure passed the California Assembly without opposition earlier this year. But it’s far from clear whether lawmakers can win Governor Jerry Brown’s support to place it on the November ballot.

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Bill Would Extend Welfare Benefits To California Immigrants

July 29, 2014 | Katie Orr

A bill pending in the California legislature would extend welfare and food stamp benefits to some immigrants legally living in the state.

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Preliminary Deal Reached On Treatment Of Mentally Ill Inmates

July 28, 2014

California prison officials have reached a tentative deal in a lawsuit regarding the use of force against mentally ill inmates.

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What Can Brown Accomplish On His Mexico Trade Mission?

July 28, 2014 | Ben Adler

Governor Jerry Brown is taking several dozen California business leaders on a trade mission to Mexico this week. One expert says there’s a limit to what state trade missions can accomplish.

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