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The Bakersfield Californian: Fresno rally calls for more bullet train money

Supporters of California's high-speed rail project gathered in Fresno Wednesday to urge federal officials to give the state most of the $2.4 billion in bullet train money turned away in February by Florida.

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Media Hit | Health Care

Washington Post: Anthem Blue Cross delays premium, co-pay hikes in Calif. for estimated $40 million savings

Anthem Blue Cross, the largest health plan in California, said Monday it will delay and reduce rate hikes that would have hit some 600,000 policyholders at an estimated cost of $40 million.

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Sacramento Bee Viewpoints: Reviled health care law already helping people

A year after the passage of the federal health reform, the debate over the law continues to rage on the cable news shows and in Washington. Unfortunately, these fights have given off far more heat than light, with the inside-the-Beltway squabbles being mostly focused on scoring political points and not on assessing what the law is actually doing for real people.

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Media Hit | Democracy

The Bakersfield Californian: EDITORIAL: Political gift-taking stains state's legislative process

If politicians are convinced that they are in no way swayed by gifts of tickets, travel and swag bestowed by lobbyists in a never-ending Christmas morning of influence-peddling, good for them. We aren't.

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The Los Angeles Times: Trips, tickets and golf for California lawmakers highlight laxity of ethics rules

Trips to Spain and Argentina, choice Lakers tickets, gourmet meals and rounds of golf are among the $637,000 in gifts that elected state officials accepted last year, many from companies and groups that lobby in Sacramento.