Legislation to prevent physicians from participating in executions passed its first hurdle this morning in an Assembly committee, a direct result of the legal battle over an execution that has remained on hold for almost two months. AB 1954, by … Continue reading »

That's probably the simplest piece of information found on Form 1040 of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tax returns, which were made available for "viewing" by his campaign this morning here in Sacramento. After that, it gets a lot more complicated. The … Continue reading »

[Well, the first audio link didn't work at the end of this posting... in the new one, you'll then need to click on the file... and it may work best with Quicktime. --JM] That's how Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today compared … Continue reading »

Searching for middle ground between environmentalists and the business industry, Governor Schwarzenegger told attendees at today's global warming summit that he would prefer to delay any hard cap on emissions from polluting industries until 2010, at the earliest. The comment … Continue reading »

More quick hits… Fewer Drug Prisoners: A new study suggests California's voter-approved initiative to change the way drug crimes were treated resulted in fewer drug-convicted prisoners. The DC-based Justice Policy Institute, which advocates on behalf of non-prison crime solutions, says … Continue reading »

Looking at this morning's Field Poll on the California job approval rating of President George W. Bush, there's at least one bright spot for the President's supporters: At least he beat Richard Nixon. Field's survey takes Bush's 32% job approval … Continue reading »

The tab that state elections officials ran up for the November special election will now be paid off. This afternoon, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation to spend almost $9.1 million in General Fund cash on costs related to the special election, … Continue reading »

As I often do on Fridays, I point you to some of the work done by my colleagues on this weekend's newsmagazine version of The Cailifornia Report. You can find air times (and audio later today) by clicking here. This … Continue reading »

That's the promise Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new campaign manager made today in a chat with political reporters, a briefing that covered everything from Schwarzenegger's would-be Democratic opponent to how to the re-election campaign will handle any lingering side-effects from the … Continue reading »

[NOTE: Some sort of bug plagued the site this afternoon...apologies. --JM] A few more quick hits as the rain clouds again roll in to downtown Sacramento… * Picking Up (Part) Of The Tab: Legislation to pay off costs associated with … Continue reading »