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• Hard drug possession: misdemeanor, not felony?
• SACRAMENTO - A new bill gives prosecutors the option of charging possession of certain hard drugs as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
• Senate panel OKs plan to increase prison rehab
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Senate panel approved a plan to invest more in rehabilitation to reduce the likelihood prison inmates will re-offend.
• Solo hybrid/electric driver stickers approved
• SACRAMENTO - If you own a plug-in hybrid or electric car, you may get to keep using the carpool lane for the next few years.
• Bill would let non-doctors perform abortions
• SACRAMENTO - Women in California may have greater access to abortion services under a controversial measure sent to Governor Brown.
• Push to sign Californians to insurance exchange
• SACRAMENTO - Californians will soon have some new choices in health care coverage. There's a push to get people signed up.
• Reserve funds for reducing prison overcrowding
• SACRAMENTO - California is dipping into its billion-dollar reserve fund to keep nearly 10,000 inmates behind bars.
• State faces Head Start preschool program cuts
• SACRAMENTO - Federal spending cuts are expected to reduce the number of low-income children in Head Start preschool programs.
• Calif bill targets immigrant-legalization scams
• SACRAMENTO - A move is underway in Sacramento to crack down on immigration scams that make promises they can't possibly deliver.
• Hope dimming for changes to malpractice cap
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Legislative leaders say the prospects of changing the limits of medical malpractice awards are dimming.
• Upgrade to California's payroll system failing
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After spending $254 million to upgrade California's payroll system, it doesn't work, and may not be salvageable.
• Job protection for domestic violence victims?
• SACRAMENTO - There's a move in Sacramento to keep victims of domestic violence from being victimized twice.
• Berry, Garner back paparazzi bill at Capitol
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner testified Tuesday to support a bill that would impose stricter penalties on paparazzi.

• Officials: Please keep Amber Alerts activated
• Off-reservation casino bid moves forward
• Students post STAR test pics on social media
• Patric seeks parental-rights change to law
• Supreme Court won't delay inmate release
• Crashes raise questions on CA rail system
• Petition urges Brown on transgender school bill
• Unemployment fund depleted: State needs fix
• UC Davis pepper-spray cop wants worker's comp
• Prison crowding: shift inmates out of state?
• Pressure mounts for $2 tax on cigarettes
• Employers concerned over Kaiser rate hikes
• Consumer groups monitor Affordable Act hiring
• State regulators consider rules for 'fracking'
• Special-ed teachers in short supply in state
• Improved jobless numbers spur reduced benefits
• Calif. long-term jobless benefits threatened
• Napolitano resigns; will be next UC president
• CA egg donor bill would let women sell eggs
• Power concerns in state post-San Onofre closure
• Mom urges passage of rental-car recall bill
• Lawmakers prep for same-sex marriage resumption
• Halle Berry: Protect children from paparazzi
• Protecting outdoor workers in excessive heat
• Public Records Act briefly nixed in budget
• Baby-killer's parole denial reversed by court
• Brown ordered to comply with prison order
• Video: California lawmakers, governor get pay raise
• California DMV tackles 'driverless car' issues
• Limo-safety bill passes Assembly committee