Calif. Gov. Vetoes Minimum Wage, Superstore Bills
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger as expected vetoed bills on Saturday that would  have raised the state's hourly minimum wage and forced  retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to pay for economic impact  reports on planned superstores.
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Handing New York workers their first boost in the minimum wage since 1997, the state Senate yesterday overrode Gov. George Pataki&#39;s veto of a bill that will increase the wage by $2 over the next two years.
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Bills that would give California's local governments more power to fight Wal-Mart and other huge stores are heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, over the objections of the giant retailer, business groups and Republican lawmakers.
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Gov. Robert Ehrlich will veto a medical malpractice reform bill passed by the General Assembly during the wee hours of Thursday morning, a spokesman said.
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The first effort in the nation to impose minimum wage regulations on Âbig-boxÂ stores unraveled.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned on Wednesday against a ballot measure that would roll back the state's landmark "Three Strikes" sentencing law, embarking on what his aides concede could be one of his toughest election fights.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills aimed at stopping cruise ships from polluting the air and water near the California coastline, but left unsigned a third bill that would ban the dumping of sewage within state waters.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $145 billion state spending plan Friday, two months late and $700 million lighter than the legislature approved.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger has signed a bill to punish price gouging for  hotel rooms and vital goods after fires and earthquakes in the  disaster-prone state, an aide said on Tuesday.
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The Republican-controlled Senate smothered a proposed election-year increase in the minimum wage Wednesday, rejecting Democratic claims that it was past time to boost the &#36;5.15 hourly pay floor that has been in effect for nearly a decade.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - California Governor Arnold  Schwarzenegger on Wednesday called for a special session of the  legislature to consider controversial reform proposals,  including a law that would trigger across-the-board spending  cuts to close a widening budget gap.
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday  vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would require large  retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.   to pay escalating hourly wages and benefits.
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The state's supermarket chains ran up a deficit of $365,000 as they tried unsuccessfully to stave off defeat of a ballot question that would have allowed more food stores to sell wine. Total spending on the question set a state record of $12.5 million.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's nominee to assume the post of state finance  director adamantly ruled out on Wednesday any tax increase to  help fill the state's budget shortfall.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has repeatedly called for fiscal discipline to heal the state budget, endorsed a ballot measure on Monday that would spend
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have given as many as 2 million illegal immigrants California driver's licenses, saying the measure failed to provide sufficient security provisions.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on Monday vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would force big-box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target to increase their hourly pay and other benefits.