Legislature
California Voters Pass Proposition 28, Reforming Term Limits
The measure would reduce the total number of years lawmakers can serve in the Legislature, but it would allow them to serve all 12 years in one house.
Decision At Hand On Prop 28 Term Limit Tweak
Californians were deciding whether to tweak legislative term limits to allow lawmakers to remain in either the Assembly or Senate for up to 12 years.
KCBS Campaign Cover Story: Prop 28
Is the latest attempt to modify California’s term limits law a smart compromise or a dishonest power grab? In two weeks, California voters will decide the issue – once again.
Proposition 28 Seeks To Modify Lawmakers’ Term Limits
Proposition 28 on the June 5 primary ballot would reduce the total number of years lawmakers can serve in the Legislature from 14 to 12, but it would allow them to serve all of that in one house.
Judge Rules State Controller Can’t Block Lawmakers’ Pay Over Budget Impasse
A judge has affirmed an earlier ruling that the state controller does not have authority to withhold lawmakers’ pay when the Legislature fails to pass a balanced budget on time.
Controller: California Could Face Cash Crunch By March
State Controller John Chiang sent a letter to lawmakers, telling that immediate action needs to be taken or California will run out of cash by early March.
California Democrats Sue Controller For Halting Lawmaker Pay
he Legislature’s Democratic leaders have filed a lawsuit against the state controller for blocking lawmakers’ pay last year after deciding they had failed to meet their constitutional deadline for passing a balanced budget.
Momentum Builds For California’s Part-Time Legislature Proposal
Proponents of an initiative that would turn California’s Legislature into a part-time body are already raising money for their cause.
End To Lawmaker Perk Could Cost California More In Long Run
California lawmakers are going to lose a big perk this week: their mostly-state-funded cars. Interestingly, though, the change could actually cost taxpayers more in the long run.
Lawmakers Pass Ban On Openly Carrying Unloaded Gun
California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill making it a misdemeanor for openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public, a practice popular among certain gun enthusiasts.
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