Stories for May 31, 2012
Numerous Bills Pass Before Friday Deadline
Tomorrow is the deadline for all bills in California legislature to pass in the chamber where they started or die. That made Thursday a busy day under the Capitol dome.
California Governor and Lawmakers Will Get 5-percent Pay Cut
California Governor Jerry Brown, legislators and statewide office holders will have their pay cut by five percent.
Sesame Street Songs Used To Torture Gitmo Detainees? (Video)
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Guantanamo Bay? Apparently, there are more than a few Gitmo detainees who know the answer to that famous musical question, after being forced to listen to Sesame Street tunes for hours (or days) on end as a form of torture - according to an Al Jazeera documentary.
Bills Would Guarantee Coverage to Californians Who Can Buy It
Two identical bills in the California legislature that would implement key components of President Obama’s health care overhaul passed their houses of origin this week, but not without debate.
San Diego Student Advances In National Spelling Bee
Francis Parker School eighth-grader Snigdha Nandipati will be among the 50 competitors in today's semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md.
New Survey Reveals Both Widespread Satisfaction And Problems With Medi-Cal
A new survey from the California HealthCare Foundation shows Medi-Cal enrollees generally like the program, but have problems seeing specialists.
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