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		<title>Mayor doesn’t see ‘benefit’ to Tulare in high-speed rail plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Tulare is addressing the issue of high-speed rail, something it has delayed taking a stand on. While the neighboring city of Visalia wants the High Speed Rail Authority to alter the route to include a Visalia stop, some Tulare council members say if they have to take a stand, it will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[California’s annual report card on many of the state’s HMOs and other health insurance plans gave most of those rated high marks for customer satisfaction but said they need to improve treatment for lung disease, attention-deficit disorder and throat infections in children.  LA Times article]]></description>
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		<title>Greenhouse gas battle could reap billions in auctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next eight years, the quarterly auctions by some estimates are projected to raise between $8 billion and $41 billion, with the money going to everything from helping balancing the state budget to promoting the virtues of clean energy to giving breaks to millions of residential and commercial electricity customers.  Capitol Weekly article]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to &#8220;racial preferences&#8221; in college admissions.  The decision could either limit the use of affirmative action or broadly forbid using race as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$100,000 reward offered in Harris Ranch bombings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $100,000 reward was offered Tuesday for the arrest and conviction of the firebombers who destroyed several big rigs at the Harris Feeding Co. in January. The reward was announced by the Fresno County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, where Lt. Rick Ko said deputies are confident they will solve the crime but have &#8220;real and urgent concerns&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California community colleges warn of ballooning budget gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[California’s community colleges, already suffering from steep funding cuts, are facing a yawning hole in their budgets this year.  The Community College League of California said Tuesday that plummeting revenue from student fees and a dip in property tax revenue has created a $149-million deficit.  LA Times article]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds $135.7 billion in local pension liabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two dozen city and county governments in California face a combined $135.7 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, according to a study released Tuesday that also found the problem is growing.  AP article; LA Times article; Sacramento Bee article; Fresno Bee article; AP/Modesto Bee article; Stockton Record article]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-marriage foes to ask appeals court to review Prop 8 ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opponents of same-sex marriage said Tuesday they planned to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider this month’s 2-1 ruling that struck down Proposition 8, California’s 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage.  LA Times article]]></description>
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		<title>Foes of part-time legislature fire political shot at Shannon Grove</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking the gloves off, opponents of a proposal to convert the Legislature to part time took a personal shot Tuesday at the measure&#8217;s sponsor &#8211; urging Assemblywoman Shannon Grove to voluntarily reduce her own salary and per diem payments.  Capitol Alert]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Denham: Feds are sitting on assets that could spur development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Valley congressman (R-19th) writes that if his bill, the Civilian Property Realignment Act, is implemented we will see this replicated across the nation time and again. Hundreds of millions of dollars will flow into local communities creating jobs and easing the economic burden on American taxpayers.  Denham op-ed in Washington Post]]></description>
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