At his swearing-in as California’s 68th Assembly Speaker at the State Capitol today, Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) said his top priority is to get Californians back to work. In his speech, which was delivered before several hundred community and business leaders, working men and women and elected officials, Pérez said he would work to implement innovative ideas around job creation and government reform and he also pledged to work across both sides of the aisle to deliver results for Californians.
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Duvall Fallout Lands Jeff Miller in Hot Seat
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This tweet just came in from SacBee @CapitolAlert. From: @CapitolAlert Sent: Sep 10, 2009 7:49a RT @jimmiller2: The speaker’s office has removed Asm Jeff Miller, R-Corona, from the ethics committee. http://tiny.cc/XWazd Seems appropriate under the circumstances.
Assemblyman Duvall Removed From Utilities Committee
by Editorial Staff • • 1 Comment
This update from KQED Capitol Notes: From: @KQED_CapNotes Sent: Sep 9, 2009 10:35a Assemblymember Mike Duvall (R) removed from committee job, referred to ethics cmte. after lurid sex chat makes news. http://ow.ly/oGMn Assemblyman Duvall has posted an apology on his…
Karen Bass Weekly Address: Remembering Ted Kennedy
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In her weekly address, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass speaks on the death of Senator Ted Kennedy and his contributions to the lives of all Americans. In devoting his life to the causes of social and economic justice, Senator Kennedy inspired…
Assemblyman John Pérez on Arnold’s Illegal Vetos
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SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), Chair of Assembly Democratic Caucus, calls the line-item vetoes Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made to budget solution bills passed by the legislature last week illegal. Pérez says “according…
Assembly Passes Final Budget Bills
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They’re done in the Assembly. We have budget legislation on the way to the Governor. The Assembly budget solutions are short $1.1 billion from the Senate solutuoins. It should be noted that the drilling expansion bill of DeVore’s died. Anyone…
The New Attack on Democracy: What the Founders Knew But We’ve Forgotten
by Michael D. Fox • • 5 Comments
One of the foundational principles of American democracy is under attack. When the nation’s Founders crafted the United States Constitution in 1787, they were careful to include a requirement that: “The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their…
