Lieutenant Governor brings education discussion to North Coast
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Lt. Gov. John Garamendi made good on a promise to visit Humboldt State University Friday to meet with students and staff to listen to their concerns.
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Garamendi talks education, economy on North Coast visit
EUREKA — Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, fresh from declaring his candidacy for governor of California, visited the North Coast Friday, long enough to visit with the Times-Standard editorial board and tip-toe around an apparent bomb threat at Humboldt
Suspected bomb shuts down HSU again
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Topics: Incident
A visit of Humboldt State University campus Friday by Lt. Governor John Garamendi was disrupted by a suspected home-made explosive device discovered Friday afternoon in an area where he was expected to speak to students.
Governor signs Wiggins’ crab bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill this week, penned by North Coast State Sen. Patricia Wiggins, aiming to improve safety conditions and protect resources in northern crab fisheries.
Lt. Governor to visit Humboldt State University
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Topics: Briefs
Lt. Governor John Garamendi announced in a news release that he has confirmed his visit with students from Humboldt State University for Friday from 4-5 p.m. in the University Center, South Lounge. Garamendi is also a member of the California State University Board of Trustees.
Governor signs Berg’s end-of-life information bill
A bill by Assemblywoman Patty Berg, D-Eureka, that requires doctors to tell terminally ill patients about their end-of-life options earned a signature from Gov.
Wiggins criticizes governor’s cuts to DFG
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North Coast state Sen. Pat Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday for cutting more than $3 million from the state Department of Fish and Game’s oversight to safeguard threatened and endangered species, including salmon and steelhead, from over-logging and development, according to a news release.
Governor’s line-item vetoes spell trouble for seniors, social services
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Topics: Budget
Seniors will take it in the shorts with the 2008-09 budget Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law on Tuesday.
Draconian cuts restored, but 10 percent Medi-Cal cut to stay through February
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A legislative decision to override Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s veto of the state budget will spare the harshest health cuts proposed by the governor, while increasing premiums for the state’s Healthy Families program and extending the 10 percent Medi-Cal reimbursement cut through two-thirds of the fiscal year.
Volunteer bill headed to governor’s desk
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Unless Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill headed his way, volunteers on public works projects will no longer be exempted from state law requiring they be paid the prevailing wage for their efforts.
Request for extradition received by governor’s staff
A warrant that could send an Arcata man to Oregon to answer charges of abusing a corpse was passed to the California Governor’s Office for review Tuesday.