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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Bill Lockyer</title>
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		<title>Lockyer quits pension study panel, blasts report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Treasurer Bill Lockyer today resigned from a pension advisory panel of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, questioning the methodology and conclusions in the think-tank’s new public pension study. The SIEPR study, released today and authored by former Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael, estimates the state’s unfunded public worker pension liability at almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lockyers hosting Assembly fundraiser tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Treasurer Bill Lockyer and his wife, Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, are hosting a fundraiser tonight for Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, with some other Assembly candidates on the guest list as well. Tickets to the wine reception at Wieckowski&#8217;s home start at $50 with sponsorships ranging up to $3,900, the maximum personal contribution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The buzz on Jerry Brown&#8217;s May budget revision</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From state Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, and state Senate Budget Vice Chair Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar: “Senate Republicans believe Governor Brown is moving in the right direction by making education and law enforcement funding a top priority. We also applaud the governor for embracing Republican proposals of paying down state debt and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lockyer: Let further cuts start in GOP districts</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/04/26/lockyer-let-further-cuts-start-in-gop-districts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State lawmakers who want an all-cuts budget because less government is better should get their wish starting with their own districts, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer said this morning. Lockyer, visiting the Bay Area News Group-East Bay’s editorial board, said that when these lawmakers – many of whom already serve the state’s most recession-stricken areas – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man repays 1964 jobless benefits to state, plus</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/12/16/man-repays-1964-jobless-benefits-to-state-plus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state’s budget gap has narrowed by $10,000 thanks to a debt repaid by someone California did right by almost half a century ago. Dennis Ferguson, 74, of South Carolina, recently sent the state a check for $10,000 to pay back with interest the unemployment benefits he received for about four months in 1964, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lockyer: &#8216;Straight Talk, No Bull#*+!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/11/lockyer-straight-talk-no-bull/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incumbent state Treasurer Bill Lockyer launched the first television ad of his re-election campaign today, with a slogan of “Straight Talk, No Bull#*+!” For real. If there’s one thing Lockyer can safely tout, it’s plain-spokenness. After all, he was the state Attorney General who suggested in 2001 that Enron CEO Ken Lay should do time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mimi Walters launching first ad against Lockyer</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/09/16/mimi-walters-launching-first-ad-against-lockyer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/09/16/mimi-walters-launching-first-ad-against-lockyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the heat and light of California’s gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns, it’s almost easy to forget about the down-ticket races. But with Labor Day behind us and the general-election season now fully upon us, forgetting is no longer an option. To that end, Republican nominee for state Treasurer Mimi Walters – the state Senator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dunn leads Bowen in fundraising for Sec&#8217;y of State</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/08/02/dunn-leads-bowen-in-fundraising-for-secy-of-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Campaign finance reports are due today, and incumbent Secretary of State Debra Bowen filed her report saying she raised more than $60,000 and spent more than $12,600 from May 23 through June 30, leaving her with more than $113,000 cash on hand at mid-year. She’s lagging behind Republican nominee for Secretary of State Damon Dunn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Lockyer: Arnold right to veto gas-tax swap</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/03/17/bill-lockyer-arnold-right-to-veto-gas-tax-swap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Legislature really dropped the ball with its version of the gas-tax-swap deal, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer told Alameda County officials today, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was right to promise a veto. Lockyer addressed the county Board of Supervisors Budget Workgroup, with attendees including supervisors Keith Carson, Alice Lai-Bitker and Gail Steele; County Administrator Susan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-stop shopping for Democratic candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/02/one-stop-shopping-for-democratic-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition of Bay Area Young Democrats, conjunction with the San Francisco Young Democrats, will host a massive candidates’ forum at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 6 at the SEIU Local 87 hall, 240 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. Free and open to the public, the forum aims to hear from, and give attendees [...]]]></description>
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