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		<title>3 from Bay Area on budget conference committee</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/30/3-from-bay-area-on-budget-conference-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 20:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Steinberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bay Area is well-represented on the joint legislative committee tasked with hammering out a state budget deal. The Joint Conference Committee on the Budget has four assemblymembers and four state senators who’ll reconcile differences over the budget between the two houses of the Legislature. State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has named state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reactions to Jerry Brown&#8217;s May budget revision</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/14/reactions-to-jerry-browns-may-budget-revision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=23133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles: “The Governor’s May Budget Revision is another key milestone in our effort to pass a balanced on-time budget by June 15th. We appreciate the Governor’s commitment to maintaining the fiscal stability that has come from an improving economy, legislative Democrats making tough but necessary budget cuts, voters approving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Chiang: California&#8217;s books still look good</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/08/john-chiang-californias-books-still-look-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/08/john-chiang-californias-books-still-look-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Chiang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[borrowing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=23083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California took in $15.03 billion in revenue in April – $119.9 million short of estimates, but still leaving the Golden State in relatively solid financial condition, state Controller John Chiang reported today. Total revenues for the first 10 months of the fiscal year exceeded Gov. Jerry Brown’s January projections by $4.6 billion (6.1 percent), due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What they&#8217;re saying about the governor&#8217;s budget</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/01/10/what-theyre-saying-about-the-governors-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/01/10/what-theyre-saying-about-the-governors-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Wieckowski]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tani Cantil-Sakauye]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=21935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles: “This is a proposal that clearly shows California has turned the corner. The Governor’s budget is sober, restrained and forward thinking, and I believe it’s a solid foundation for the budget process. I am looking forward to thorough and insightful public hearings as we work with the Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skinner: Dems must choose battles, but fight some</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/12/skinner-dems-must-choose-battles-but-fight-some/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/12/skinner-dems-must-choose-battles-but-fight-some/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=21723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With supermajorities in both legislative chambers, Democrats must walk a finer line than ever, Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner said Wednesday. My coffee meeting with Skinner, D-Berkeley, yielded a wide-ranging conversation about her party’s considerable new power and the responsibilities that go with it, as well as her own legislative priorities. The former Berkeley councilwoman has just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Longtime legislative aide goes to bat for courts</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/14/longtime-legislative-aide-goes-to-bat-for-courts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/14/longtime-legislative-aide-goes-to-bat-for-courts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[state budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cory Jasperson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Simitian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Hayashi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Lieber]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=21492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A longtime Bay Area legislative staffer has been hired to head the state court system’s governmental affairs office – and lead the courts’ fight against draconian budget cuts by the Legislature and governor. Cory Jasperson was hired by California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye at the recommendation of a Judicial Council search committee led by Supreme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Support slipping for Brown&#8217;s tax measure</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/29/poll-support-slipping-for-browns-tax-measure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/29/poll-support-slipping-for-browns-tax-measure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 01:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ballot measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Brown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grim news for Gov. Jerry Brown: Support for his proposed November ballot measure to hike California’s sales tax and income taxes on the wealthiest residents is slipping, even after news of a larger-than-expected budget deficit. The latest University of Southern California Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, conducted May 17 through 21, shows 59 percent of voters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area lawmakers react to Brown&#8217;s budget</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/14/bay-area-lawmakers-react-to-browns-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/14/bay-area-lawmakers-react-to-browns-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Wieckowski]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rich Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandre Swanson]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=19782</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The rhetoric is flying hot and heavy in the hours since Gov. Jerry Brown issued his May budget revision. We’ve got an overall look at the situation in our main story, but here’s what some of your Bay Area lawmakers are saying&#8230; From Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont: “As we work through this shortfall, we should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jean Ross is leaving the California Budget Project</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/jean-ross-is-leaving-the-california-budget-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/jean-ross-is-leaving-the-california-budget-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading advocate for state fiscal policy that protects low- and middle-income Californians is moving on to a new post. Jean Ross is leaving her position as executive director of the California Budget Project, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low- and middle-income Californians. She has held this post since the CBP was founded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax touters seek Kim Kardashian&#8217;s support (?)</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/19/tax-touters-seek-kim-kardashians-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/19/tax-touters-seek-kim-kardashians-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How better to build support for a millionaires’ tax than to pick on one of California’s most annoying millionaires? So they must’ve thought over at the Courage Campaign, which launched this video this afternoon: &#8220;We love Ms. Kardashian&#8217;s sense of style and we know she gets lots of attention,&#8221; Courage Campaign founder and chairman Rick [...]]]></description>
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