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Now that backers of a major pension overhaul have ended their attempt to qualify a November ballot measure, any changes to California's public employee retirement system this year will have to come from the Democratic-controlled legislature. That's a...
Republican leaders denounced the ruling, accusing the court of undermining the referendum process. The ballot measure is edging toward qualification, although a complete count is not expected until Feb. 24. Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Niguel) called...
State Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, center, who is one of several GOP lawmakers who has been meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown on the state budget, said he would vote to place Brown's tax extension proposal on a special election ballot, if the governor... View Photo »
We began submitting signatures this morning, using the referendum process that has been in place in California for 100 years ... Our goal is to achieve a State Senate district plan that is fair to all and that follows the criteria laid out in the California Constitution.
"The court’s opinion is short-sighted and disrespectful of the over 700,000 Californian’s [sic] who signed referendum petitions," said a written response from state Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Niguel), one of the referendum's financial backers. ...
New state Senate districts unpopular with Republicans will be used in elections this year, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday. Republicans had asked the high court to block the districts because they have submitted a referendum for the November...
Jerry Brown on Wednesday to quickly provide full details on how he envisions his proposed reforms would work. "The public is starting to question if this committee is going to accomplish anything," said Sen. Mimi Walters, R-Laguna Niguel. "We need to...
WASHINGTON -- Although he appears headed to victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich faces skepticism from grassroots Republican activists and officeholders, who increasingly prefer Mitt Romney as their first choice for the...
Californians “don’t need higher taxes, we need more private sector jobs.” By encouraging a ballot measure that increases taxes, Brown “sends entirely the wrong message,” Runner says. The governor should be “campaigning for jobs, not higher taxes,”...
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We began submitting signatures this morning, using the referendum process that has been in place in California for 100 years ... Our goal is to achieve a State Senate district plan that is fair to all and that follows the criteria laid out in the California Constitution.
