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California: Doris Matsui

January 29, 2009 - 09:45 pm
NEWS FEED: Sacramento Bee

AM Alert: Green fees of a different sort

By Shane Goldmacher

Beginning next week, state Controller John Chiang has said he will begin issuing IOUs. And Thursday's court decision to allow furloughs means next Friday could be a mass day without work for the state's workforce.

Rightfully so, the focus in the Capitol has been all budget, all the time.

But today marks a different deadline under the dome. It's the last day for lawmakers to submit bill requests to the Office of the Legislative Counsel -- the Legislature's lawyers who draft the bills.

Meanwhile, the California Republican Party is headed to Arizona.

No, the state GOP hasn't given up on the Golden State. But the Republican Party hosts a fundraiser in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 19:21

Bass, J.C. Watts to appear at Johnson fundraiser

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) and former U.S.  Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Oak.) will appear at a fundraiser tonight for Sacramento mayoral hopeful Kevin Johnson.

The event at Le Rivage in Sacramento has a $75 ticket price. Bass' support of Johnson contrasts with that of her counterpart in the state Senate, incoming President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), a supporter of Mayor Heather Fargo.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 17:50

Matsui speaks at Democratic convention

By Juan Melli

Below is a transcript of remarks made by U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), as prepared for delivery.
First, I want to thank Howard Dean, the distinguished chairman of the Democratic National Committee who's done an outstanding job over the last three and a half years. Thank you, Governor Dean.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 14:28

Californians to share the stage in Denver

By Juan Melli

A handful of Californians are scheduled to speak today during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

House Speaker and Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), one of the convention parliamentarians, will both address the convention on Monday.

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