Fires in Ventura County, California, that started yesterday have now escalated, prompting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency in the County today. Stronger winds are expected today...
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Thousands of Californians have been told to flee the path of intense wildfires that are threatening the Los Angeles area. 12,000 homes are threatened. Fire Captain Tedmund Hall, 47, and firefighter Specialist...
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If there was ever a sign of the times, this is it. "The cash-strapped state of California is holding a massive two-day garage sale to get rid of cars, computers, prison gear and anything else deemed surplus and beef...
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California needs to cut its inmate population from the current 150,000 to about 100,000 in two years, by order of a panel of federal judges. The judges found that the prisons currently are grossly overpopulated, which leads to at least one unnecessary inmate death every week....
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The California Legislature introduced a budget in February but as of deadline time at midnight June 30th, the Democratic House and Senate was unable to resolve a $24.3 Billion budget deficit. This has...
Source: Atlantic Monthly Rhode Island -- In the latest advancement for marijuana law reformers, the Rhode Island state legislature today legalized medical marijuana stores in the state, overriding Gov. Don Carcieri's (R) veto.The new law will take effect immediately....
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California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning to phase out textbooks in schools and use internet texts instead. As per him this will save money. In My views this should be implemented in whole world as this...
Here's another story about the workers taking pay cuts. When will the madness end?"By Eric Bailey and Michael Rothfeld May 29, 2009 Reporting from Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday readied a proposal to...
After he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree, Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the commencement address to 4,500 graduates at the University of Southern California on Friday. C.J. Dablo reports. " After...
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" Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to sell the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, San Quentin State Prison, the Orange County Fairgrounds and other state property to raise cash amid the state's growing fiscal crisis, according to a copy of a proposal reviewed by The Times. Sale...
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Carlos Santana has urged president Obama to legalize marijuana in order to improve and clean the economy. At least, that's what he thinks it'll work for. "The 61-year-old guitar legend believes that by making the...
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After fighting a grueling budget battle with the state legislature, Arnold Schwarzenegger is chaffing at fellow Republican Governors for suggesting they might reject some of the stimulus money.
Ex body builder/Terminator turned governor appeared Sunday night on CNN to talk about the use of steroids in professional sport. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that " there is no place for...
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today honoured Hudson hero pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger as called him a hero. Sullenberger was honoured in his home state, and Schwarzenegger took a break from trying to fix the...
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He really is The TERMINATOR! Schwarzenegger will send out 20,000 pink slips if he doesn't get his way. The moderate Republican has to deal with those pesky conservative hold outs on raising taxes. ...