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Sacramento County Nearly Finished With Petition Withdrawal Count

December 31, 2013

The City of Sacramento is closer to finding out if a measure requiring a public vote on financing an arena will qualify for the June ballot.

Vast Shortage of Black and Hispanics in Physician Workforce

December 31, 2013

Providers across the state are bracing for a surge of low-income patients moving into Medi-Cal. They've had roughly three years to prepare for the influx, but it's difficult to change the workforce in the time they've had to prepare for the ACA.

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Lawmakers Describe 2013 As Year Of Dysfunction, Frustrations

December 31, 2013 | Matt Laslo

By most gauges, 2013 was not a very good year on Capitol Hill. Northern California lawmakers, for the most part, seem as frustrated as voters with the lack of productivity.

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Nevada Forges Ahead After Selection As Drone Testing, Development Site

December 31, 2013 | Ky Plaskon

Nevada officials are celebrating the state's selection by the federal government as a place to develop unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Paid Caregivers In California Get Overtime Pay In 2014

December 31, 2013 | Pauline Bartolone

Paid caregivers who work in private homes around California will be entitled to overtime pay starting in 2014.

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Safe Transportation Options Available to California New Year's Revelers

December 31, 2013 | Max Pringle

If you’re planning to toast the New Year with alcohol, you’ll have lots of transportation options in California for getting home safely. Free bus, taxi and tow truck rides will be available through the night.

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Prevention Top Of Mind For New Year's Eve Organizers

December 31, 2013 | Bob Moffitt

There are about a hundred police and security officers scheduled to work Tuesday for the annual party and fireworks shows. The event ended tragically last year when a man shot and killed two people and injured three others.

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Sacramento Employers Optimistic About 2014

December 30, 2013 | Max Pringle

The latest quarterly survey of Sacramento employers shows reason for optimism in the local economy.

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FAA Selects Nevada For Drone Development

December 30, 2013

(AP) -- Nevada has been selected as one of six sites where the Federal Aviation Administration will test and develop standards for drones.

Decrease In Auto Thefts Seen In Tahoe, Truckee, Reno

December 30, 2013 | Ky Plaskon

Tahoe, Truckee and Reno have seen a dramatic drop in the number of stolen cars.

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