State Columnist: Dan Walters
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a hard-won reputation for issuing sweeping, precedent-setting and liberal rulings that are often overturned by the more conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
Gov. Jerry Brown's campaign to balance the state budget with new income and sales taxes took a double hit Monday.
California's 112 community colleges, the nation's largest higher education system, may change a lot if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way.
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