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Court receiver says Brown ignores prison conditions -- In a report Wednesday to federal judges, the official overseeing prison medical care said Gov. Jerry Brown's public opposition to crowding reductions, and his corrections officials' refusal to move inmates at risk of a deadly disease, show California is unready to run its own prisons. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ Julie Small KPCC -- 5/23/13 Garcetti's mayoral victory attributed largely to Wendy Greuel's result in San Fernando Valley -- City Controller Wendy Greuel's lackluster performance in the San Fernando Valley and with women voters in Tuesday's Los Angeles mayoral election, along with Councilman Eric Garcetti's strong backing from whites and Republicans in the city were key factors in Garcetti's victory over the once prohibitive favorite, analysts said Wednesday. Brenda Gazzar in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 5/23/13 Telling details from LMU's election exit poll -- On Wednesday afternoon, the LMU center issued the details of the exit poll, and the results display just how much Garcetti dominated the race. Oscar Garza with Chris Keller KPCC -- 5/23/13 Garcetti proves there's no litmus test for Latinos -- Eight years ago, when I was editor-in-chief of Ciudad Magazine, we heralded the election of Antonio Villaraigosa as L.A.'s first modern-day Mexican-American mayor. Oscar Garza KPCC -- 5/23/13 L.A. Mayor-elect Garcetti to put laser focus on economy -- In his first public appearance post-victory, Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti thanked voters for believing “that an independent mayor was worth voting for.” Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor -- In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. David Zahniser and Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Sharp limits on L.A. medical marijuana businesses approved -- Proposition D would reduce the number of pot shops in the city from about 700 now to about 130 by allowing only those that opened before the adoption of a failed 2007 city moratorium on new dispensaries to remain open. Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ Alex Dobuzinskis Reuters Rick Orlov and Mariecar Mendoza in the Los Angeles Daily News Frank Stoltze KPCC -- 5/23/13 New L.A. law on medical marijuana shops faces hazy future -- Voters approved a measure that would keep only 135 dispensaries — those operating before a failed moratorium in 2007 — open. But challenges await the law. Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Democrats win California Assembly seat as GOP gains in Senate -- Lorena Gonzalez wins a special election for the 80th Assembly District in the San Diego area, while GOP farmer Andy Vidak wins a Central Valley Senate seat. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Carmen Trutanich's defeat sown in a broken pledge -- The city attorney acknowledges his resounding defeat in his bid to keep his post was payback for the ill-fated run for district attorney he made despite promising to serve two terms in the city job. Jean Merl and Abby Sewell in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Unions had bad night in mayor's race, did better in council races -- Organized labor may have lost its highest profile and most costly race in backing defeated Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel in Tuesday's election, but unions overall -- both public and private -- also scored some wins. Catherine Saillant and Kate Mather in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Audits detail side jobs for state managers -- Hundreds of state government managers who were supposed to be working on salary also took lower-level jobs in the same class and facility, padding their pay with hourly wages, a series of state audits has confirmed. Christopher Cadelago UT San Diego$ -- 5/23/13 Governor talks regulatory reform, budget at Host breakfast -- California Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Chamber of Commerce shared some of the same views during their addresses to the 88th annual Sacramento Host Breakfast Wednesday. Mark Anderson Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/23/13 In his own words: California Gov. Jerry Brown has business people rolling in laughter -- Gov. Jerry Brown, who once had a frosty relationship with the business folks who ran the traditional Sacramento Host breakfast, had them rolling in laughter Wednesday with one quip after another in a 30-minute address. Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/23/13 Southern California weighs in on Jerry Brown's water plan -- Weather, terrain, culture, beach sandal-to-hiking boot ratio -- there are plenty of things to distinguish the north state from Southern California. Add to that list where congressional delegations stand on Gov. Jerry Brown's divisive plan to construct a massive new water delivery system. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Disability-rights advocates flock to Capitol for day of lobbying -- Californians with disabilities and groups supporting them gathered at the Capitol today for a daylong push to make their voices heard and to lobby for restoration of past budget cuts affecting them. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Two veteran Sacramento lawmakers win L.A. City Council seats -- State Sen. Curren Price and ex-Assemblyman Gil Cedillo both defeated foes with more local experience as council aides. A third council race is up in the air. Laura J. Nelson in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Bell city manager calls state audit unfair, defends reform progress -- State Controller John Chiang issued his final audit on Bell on Wednesday morning, nearly three years after the scandal uncovered overpaid city leaders, overtaxed residents and other financial mismanagement. Ruben Vives and Hector Becerra in the Los Angeles Times$ Corey Moore KPCC -- 5/23/13 Skelton: The bottom line: It's time to restore dental care for the poor -- Whoever's budget projection is right, state politicians should bring back the coverage cut from Medi-Cal in 2009. It would be unconscionable not to. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 California bill would prevent genetic-testing firms from using surreptitiously obtained DNA -- If you want to keep your DNA to yourself, be sure not to leave any stray hairs, Q-tips or underwear lying around. There are genetic testing companies out there willing to reveal your most intimate biological secrets to anybody -- without your knowledge or permission. Jessica Shugart in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/23/13 San Francisco's new tack in fighting metal theft --San Francisco prosecutors have opened a new front in the battle against copper theft, filing a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap-metal recycler that allegedly chose to shut down and trash its files rather than comply with a city subpoena seeking sales records. Demian Bulwa in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/23/13 Thieves damage Plumas National Forest campgrounds -- The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public's help in catching thieves who have caused more than $35,000 worth of damage to Plumas National Forest campgrounds at Lake Davis and Frenchman by removing copper pipes and brass fixtures. Cathy Locke in the Sacramento Bee$ Bob Moffitt Capital Public Radio -- 5/23/13 Bay Bridge documents reveal decisions that led to broken bolts -- Caltrans and private engineers deliberated three months in 2003 over the proper corrosion method to use on high-strength steel rods for the new Bay Bridge, a decision that led to the embarrassing failure of 32 rods a decade later. Lisa Vorderbrueggen in the San Jose Mercury Jaxon Van Derbeken in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/23/13 Prisoner Realignment Spurs Campaign to Rehabilitate Convicts -- To avoid running out of bed space, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department has been trying to prevent nonviolent offenders from returning by offering drug abuse classes, GED training, counseling and support after they leave jail. NICK GERDA VoiceofOC.org -- 5/23/13 Porn Makers Fight California Proposal Pushing Protection -- Ela Darling quit her job as a reference librarian south of Boston three years ago for a fresh start in Los Angeles starring in such movies as “Lesbian Slumber Party.” Her new career, she says, is under threat from the California legislature, which soon may require pornographic actors to wear condoms and other protective gear. Michael B. Marois Bloomberg -- 5/23/13 Antonio Villaraigosa's Quest for Wall Street, Washington and Wealth -- After 19 years spent mostly in elected office, where he has gained a reputation as a frenetic promoter of both himself and the city, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was busily working an A-list room once again — this time inside the posh Sunset Tower Hotel at Vanity Fair's Feb. 24 Oscar party, one of the swankiest events on L.A.'s social calendar. Patrick Range McDonald LA Weekly -- 5/23/13
Here's the Document that Started Apple's Hidden Irish Tax Scheme -- The mega-valuable company that makes your laptop is under congressional scrutiny this week for offshore tax-dodging. It all started in 1980, when Apple's California execs moved their operation to Ireland with a fake company with the codename "Waldwill Limited." SAM BIDDLE ValleyWag -- 5/23/13 Did Apple Pare Its Tax Bill With a 'Double Irish?' -- The explanation may lie in a tax shelter called the “double Irish.” This two-step technique involves exploiting loopholes in the Irish tax code—first, to shelter profits from U.S. taxes, and then to provide additional shelter from Ireland’s already low corporate rate. Carol Matlack Businessweek -- 5/23/13
West Sacramento homeowner uses new state law to stop foreclosure -- A West Sacramento man is among the first in the state to use California's new Homeowner Bill of Rights to stop a bank from foreclosing on his home, and experts say the case marks a shift in a legal system that has traditionally favored lenders. Hudson Sangree in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Kings' ticket sales tie record -- Sacramento Kings officials say their sales staff sold more season tickets Tuesday than any day in Sacramento team history, other than day one, nearly 30 years ago. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Kings old and new to join thousands of fans at downtown Sacramento rally -- Thousands of Kings fans - plus a few former team legends and the core of the franchise's new ownership group - are expected to converge on downtown's Cesar Chavez Plaza Thursday afternoon for a rally celebrating the team's future in Sacramento. Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Apple will bring manufacturing to Texas. Sorry, Elk Grove -- When Apple CEO Tim Cook announced late last year that the tech company wanted to bring some manufacturing back to the United States, it raised the question of where? Now we know: Texas. Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/23/13 Tesla Pays Off Its $465 Million 'Loser' Loan -- Elon Musk’s “Summer of Revenge Tour” continues. His electric-car company, Tesla Motors, just cut the government a $451.8 million check, which means that Tesla has paid off its entire Department of Energy loan plus interest. Ashlee Vance Businessweek Shana Lynch Silicon Valley Business Journal DARIUS DIXON Politico -- 5/23/13 What makes Sacramento such a hot real estate market? -- All the listed reasons — low inventory, high demand, potential for appreciation — make Sacramento not just one of the hottest, but fastest residential real estate markets at the moment, according to brokerage firm Redfin. Ben van der Meer Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/23/13 Zillow report: Low equity holds back Bay Area home sales -- A quarterly report released Thursday by online real estate site Zillow for the first time focuses on the choke point that's behind the frustratingly low number of homes for sale in the Bay Area. Pete Carey in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/23/13 Oakland approves microlending agreement with Kiva.org -- The City of Oakland is the first U.S. city to become a "trustee" in microlender Kiva.org's program aimed at small businesses. Steven E.F. Brown San Francisco Business Times -- 5/23/13 State budget cuts threaten Temecula courthouse -- With state budget cuts looming, Riverside Superior Court administrators warned this week they may close the Temecula branch or at least pare down its operations. Michael J. Williams UT San Diego$ -- 5/23/13 NetApp lays off 900 workers in business realignment -- NetApp, whose products help businesses store and manage data, said Tuesday it is laying off about 900 of its more than 13,000 employees to realign its business. It declined to say how many Bay Area workers were losing their jobs. But it disclosed in a letter to Sunnyvale officials that there were 235 layoffs at its headquarters in that city. Steve Johnson in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/23/13 Auto Club of Southern California cuts car insurance rates -- About 1 million customers of the Automobile Club of Southern California will get an average $65 reduction in their annual car insurance premiums, the company and the state insurance department announced Wednesday. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Flying out of Los Angeles is cheaper from Long Beach -- Thinking of flying away this Memorial Day holiday weekend? It could be cheaper out of Long Beach. Recent rankings from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) show the Long Beach Airport has the second lowest average domestic airfares in the country. Brian Watt with Ed Joyce KPCC -- 5/23/13 Inside Google's Secret Lab -- Last February, Astro Teller, the director of Google’s secretive research lab, Google X, went to seek approval from Chief Executive Officer Larry Page for an unlikely acquisition. Brad Stone Businessweek -- 5/23/13 Her job: Stopping wage theft -- For California Labor Commissioner Julie Su, success is ensuring that workers get 'a just day's pay for a hard day's work.' Her office has identified $185 million in unpaid wages and other compensation. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Some Fed officials open to start tapering stimulus as soon as June -- Some Federal Reserve officials said they were willing to start ratcheting back the central bank's stimulus program as early as June if the economic recovery strengthened further, according to minutes from their policy meeting three week ago. Jim Puzzanghera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13
California community colleges add summer classes -- Two-year colleges are seeing the first signs of relief from years of cost-cutting that produced a virtual stranglehold on students' ability to sign up for needed classes. Loretta Kalb in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Teachers Association Backs Brown's School Funding Plan -- The California Teachers Association says it backs Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to change how the state distributes money to school districts. That puts them at odds with legislative Democrats. Katie Orr Capital Public Radio -- 5/23/13 Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset' -- The fifth-grade teacher's low-budget effort defeats Antonio Sanchez, who had $2.2 million spent on his behalf and was endorsed by the mayor's reform coalition. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ Barbara Jones in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 5/23/13 Teacher victory in LAUSD board race may not bode well for superintendent -- Teacher Monica Ratliff’s win of an open seat on L.A. Unified’s Board of Education Tuesday could provide some discomfort for the future of Superintendent John Deasy’s reform agenda. Adolfo Guzman-Lopez KPCC -- 5/23/13 LAUSD must pay $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate -- Jurors say the LAUSD must pay a fourth-grade special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Decision on statewide facilities bond will have to wait until 2014 -- Legislation needed to place a statewide bond measure before voters to help pay for school construction projects will have to wait at least another year, officials said Wednesday. Kimberly Beltran SI&A Cabinet Report -- 5/23/13 Cal State trustees appoint new Cal State L.A president, others -- William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesday as the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Questions raised about huffing after college student in Claremont dies from allegedly inhaling nitrous oxide -- Law enforcement officials said inhaling nitrous oxide - which apparently killed a Claremont McKenna College student last week - is becoming abused by more and more people seeking a high, especially teens and young adults. Wes Woods II in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 5/23/13 Democrats push back on House student loan bill -- The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a measure that ties those loans to the price the government pays to borrow money. But Democrats say that's still too expensive. Kitty Felde KPCC -- 5/23/13 Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting -- Gloria Allred and students and activists say the schools, as well as two East Coast colleges, fail to follow federal laws including the reporting of campus crimes such as sexual assault. Dalina Castellanos in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 City College of San Francisco receives final accreditation report -- Embattled City College of San Francisco has received the final report from the accreditation commission on its progress in making reforms to address a host of financial and management problems. Kathryn Baron EdSource -- 5/23/13 Woman who never intended to teach now praised as California Teacher of the Year -- California’s Teacher of the Year never considered a career in teaching, not as a child, not in high school and not in college – not even when she was accepted into Teach For America after graduating from Occidental College in 1999. Kathryn Baron EdSource -- 5/23/13 Silicon Valley website Piggybackr helps kids use 'crowd funding' -- If you're a kid trying to raise money for a science project, team or social cause, what do you do? Hold a car wash? Sell candy bars door to door? Get some old guy to organize a charity golf tournament for you? Joe Rodriguez in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/23/13
UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange -- Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. Chad Terhune in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work -- As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. Anna Gorman in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Geography has a role in elective surgery decisions, study finds -- Geography plays a role in whether patients in California have elective operations such as joint replacement, weight loss surgery and gallbladder removal, according to a new study. Anna Gorman in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13
Will Solar Power Doom PG&E? -- A report on the industry thinktank website The Energy Collective suggests that Pacific Gas & Electric might be the first U.S. power company to fall to competition with increasingly cheap rooftop solar. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 5/23/13 New rules for disposing old thermostats -- California took an aggressive step on Wednesday to ensure that mercury-laden thermostats in homes and businesses do not wind up in landfills and pollute the environment with the hazardous toxin. Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/23/13 Amazon Wants To Build A Bio-Dome Three Blocks From An Actual, Normal Park -- Amazon has reportedly submitted plans for a new futuristic headquarters in Seattle that combines a skyscraper and a tri-sphere, bio-dome-like structure. Jordan Crook Techcrunch -- 5/23/13
Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering -- Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate approval. Richard Cowan Reuters -- 5/23/13 Immigration reform vote search moves to full Senate -- Getting immigration reform to the Senate floor took hours of negotiations and committee hearings, hundreds of amendments, a careful orchestration of public statements and backroom pressure to hold the Gang of Eight together. That was the easy part. CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN and MANU RAJU Politico -- 5/23/13 Immigration reform: Democrats in tough spot -- Rep. Xavier Becerra was alone. Everyone in the House immigration group sitting around a table in the Longworth House Office Building agreed with the House bipartisan immigration proposal — except for the California Democrat. JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER Politico -- 5/23/13 Tough immigration choice for Pelosi -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her deputies must decide this week whether to back a tentative bipartisan agreement on immigration reform or place a risky bet on more favorable Senate legislation. Russell Berman The Hill -- 5/23/13 House feels the heat on immigration reform -- The Republican rank and file in the House has been cool to the Senate's approach, which would be the most comprehensive change to immigration law in a generation. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times$ SEUNG MIN KIM Politico -- 5/23/13 Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 In immigration debate, gay activists ‘utterly betrayed’ by Senate Democrats -- After years of vilifying prominent religious and conservative leaders, gay activists on Wednesday turned their ire to an unlikely target: Democrats. STEVE FRIESS Politico -- 5/23/13
Two medical marijuana dispensaries shut down in San Bernardino -- Bearing search warrants, undercover police officers wearing tactical gear drove up in a cargo van and entered a local medical marijuana dispensary. Doug Saunders in the San Bernardino Sun -- 5/23/13 Moreno Valley: Mayor says he’s a ‘target’ of corruption probe -- Owings spoke when asked to explain why the FBI confiscated his cellphone, and kept it, after April 30 when agents of the IRS, FBI and the Inland Regional Corruption Task Force combed through the home of Owings, the four other City Council members, real estate broker Jerome Stephens and the corporate offices of Highland Fairview. DEBRA GRUSZECKI in the Riverside Press -- 5/23/13 Tensions With Police Simmering Again in Anaheim Community -- Tensions between police and community members are simmering again in Anaheim, with residents increasingly angry over the continued deployment of an officer in the same neighborhood where last summer he shot and killed convicted gang member Joel Mathew Acevedo. NICK GERDA VoiceofOC.org -- 5/23/13 Dying while black in Sacramento -- New county report has officials finally answering for endangered minority youth. Raheem F. Hosseini Sac News&Review -- 5/23/13 Sacramento's bar-hopping cyclists risk tickets, too -- On his third beer, entering that transition between warm glow and steady buzz, Kevin O'Connell wasn't ready to leave happy hour at the Pour House, a bar on Q and 19th streets in midtown Sacramento. Sam McManis in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 Witness in Chandra Levy murder case was government informer -- The key witness in the trial of the man convicted of killing former intern Chandra Levy had a previously undisclosed history as a government snitch, a court hearing revealed Tuesday. Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/23/13 America's Cup: Recommendations unveiled to ensure sailor safety -- Two weeks after the deadly capsize of an America's Cup boat, the regatta director late Wednesday issued a list of 37 safety recommendations to make the 72-foot catamarans and their crews safer. Julia Prodis Sulek in the San Jose Mercury Vivian Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/23/13 Facebook's Sandberg, HP's Whitman rank high on Forbes list of powerful women -- Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., took the No. 6 spot on the annual list of 100 most powerful women issued by Forbes magazine. Steven E.F. Brown San Francisco Business Times -- 5/23/13 Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers -- Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. ANTON TROIANOVSKI in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 5/23/13 Twitter Introduces Two-Step Authentication -- The move comes after a number of hacks of high-profile Twitter accounts, including The Onion, the Associated Press and E! Online. Pete Pachal Mashable -- 5/23/13 Google's new 'Top Charts' will tell you which celebrities, planets, or dog breeds top its searches -- One of the best parts of Google's search engine is its ability to plot trends: sometimes for practical reasons, like the search-based Flu Trends map, and sometimes for clever snapshots like its year-end Zeitgeist of top searches. Adi Robertson The Verge -- 5/23/13
Obama to Push for Transparency in Face of Threats -- Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face — even from fellow citizens. Lara Jakes and Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press -- 5/23/13
Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing -- A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status. Richard Simon and Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/23/13 Expert: Lois Lerner Didn’t Waive Her Right to Plead the Fifth -- Had this been an actual criminal trial, in an actual courtroom, and had Lerner been an actual defendant, then yes, it would not have been permissible for her to testify in her own defense and then refuse cross-examination on Fifth Amendment grounds. But a congressional hearing is not a criminal trial in two important ways, Duane tells Daily Intelligencer. Dan Amira New York Magazine -- 5/23/13
House pushes judicial oversight of DOJ in wake of Associated Press leaks case -- A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a bill on Wednesday that would force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to get a federal court’s approval before seizing records from journalists. Jordy Yager The Hill -- 5/23/13 Old Objections Hang Over New Push for Media Shield Law -- Bipartisan momentum is building for legislation that would give reporters new legal protections from government authorities who want them to reveal their confidential sources. But it’s far from clear whether the effort can overcome the objections that derailed similar bills in the Senate in 2007 and 2009. John Gramlich Roll Call -- 5/23/13 |
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