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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Mike Villines</title>
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		<title>Money flood brings disclosure complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/25/money-flood-brings-disclosure-complaints/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve eight days to go until Election Day, and so it’s time for the last big money push – and all the righteous indignation that comes with it. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, is miffed that the Virginia-based Republican State Leadership Committee has sunk $1.3 million into an attack ad that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More insurance-industry cash to help Villines</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/18/more-insurance-industry-cash-to-help-villines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’d reported last week that the insurance industry seems to be buying into the election for state Insurance Commissioner by dumping money into JobsPAC – a political action committee co-chaired by the California Chamber of Commerce – which in turn is running an independent expenditure campaign for Republican nominee Mike Villines and against Democratic nominee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s funding whom for insurance commissioner?</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/14/whos-funding-who-for-insurance-commissioner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The campaign of Dave Jones, Sacramento Assemblyman and Democratic nominee for state insurance commissioner, today accused the insurance industry of stepping up its funding of his opponent, Republican nominee and Clovis Assemblyman Mike Villines. Jones’ campaign issued a news release noting the JobsPAC put another $1,051,956 this week into an independent-expenditure campaign opposing Jones and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A musical primary post-mortem</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/06/09/a-musical-primary-post-mortem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I’m having a good day, or sometimes when I’m down, I sometimes give myself a gift on the limited budget available to me as a reporter: a 99-cent splurge on new iTunes song for my iPod. And so as the primary election winners strut and the losers lick their wounds, here are a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Assembly members react to GOP shakeup</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/05/08/local-assembly-members-react-to-gop-shakeup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberto Torrico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Mike Villines, R-Clovis, has stepped down as Assembly Republican Leader, making way for Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo. How do the Bay Area&#8217;s Assembly members feel about that? “I have the utmost respect for Mike Villines and think he did a tremendous job in some difficult times,” Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico, D-Newark, told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry Brown urged to probe GOP vote-trading</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/05/jerry-brown-urged-to-probe-gop-vote-trading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/05/jerry-brown-urged-to-probe-gop-vote-trading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First the state budget was under negotiation, then in litigation, and now in unending confrontation, all the while subject to bloviation and obfuscation. Next up: Prosecution? Labor and environmental groups have asked California Attorney General Jerry Brown to investigate whether Republican state lawmakers are engaging in illegal vote trading during budget talks. “It’s a serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perata, Bass to roll out joint budget plan</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/07/08/perata-bass-to-roll-out-joint-budget-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/07/08/perata-bass-to-roll-out-joint-budget-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, has just announced that he and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to roll out their Conference Committee budget agreement. Perata&#8217;s office said the plan rejects Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s proposed deep cuts in education and health care and includes $9.7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fishy doings in Sacramento</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabian Nunez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget about the state budget: Tomorrow will bring the true 2008 smackdown between Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, and Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis. These titans of public policy will meet at the Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento for the “Great Sushi Roll-Off,” a cooking competition showcasing California rice. Using authentic ingredients, participants [...]]]></description>
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