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As the state Senate finished voting today on a bill to extend a tax on managed care plans, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg told reporters at the back of the room, "That is what's called a supermajority." The measure was a relatively modes...

The Kings have hired Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager, a source confirmed. D'Alessandro will replace Geoff Petrie, who has been the Kings' top decision maker in basketball operations

A handful of lobbyists sat before a television in a Capitol hallway as the Legislature convened this morning for final budget debates, where 10 times as many might have minded the goings-on in previous, more contentious years. One casualty of a fricti...

Federal authorities have served a subpoena at the Central Basin Municipal Water District in Los Angeles County, an agency that has come under scrutiny in the past for its close ties to former Assemblyman Tom Calderon and his brother, Sen. Ron Calderon...

Republican Assemblywoman Beth Gaines of Rocklin got more than she bargained for when she wrote an amendment this week to a budget trailer bill on mental health services. Gaines asked that the word "underserved" be changed to "undeserved" in language ...

Kalani Allred of Loomis already has baked her way to Las Vegas. Rebecca Moe of Citrus Heights and Charm Allison of Lockeford are halfway there - but need a little help from their online friends. All three cooks made the initial cut in the 46th Pillsb...

Both houses of the Legislature passed the main budget bill today, four days after Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders reached a compromise on the state's annual spending plan. Lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly were beginning to take up mo...

Harveys and Harrah's have their grooves on. The casino-resorts in Stateline, Nev. at South Lake Tahoe have booked a lineup of big-name acts who will perform live shows both outdoors and indoors. The 12th Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys ...

While open government advocates are celebrating part of California's budget, they are lamenting another. Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to allow courts to charge a search fee for access to public records fell short of making it into the spending plan. Bu...

What is first dog Sutter Brown thinking? We put that question to readers last week, and our exercise in interspecies telepathy produced more than 250 responses (Who's a good reader? You!). The offerings were as varied as the spectrum canine breeds. P...