Barker helps pass pet bill in Calif.
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A bill to reduce the number of unwanted dogs and cats by requiring the spaying or neutering of pets has won approval in the state Assembly &#151; with a little help from retiring "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker.
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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 up to $6 billion in state money on stem cell  research.
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You know itâs been a strange week when youâre mulling over cellular plans for your pet. But I seem to be doing just that. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based PetsMobility Networks is developing a phone that clips to your dogâs collar. Fido can hear his masterâs voice and, I suppose, respond in kind. Iâm not entirely convinced this is a good idea. I can just see Apache running up my cell bills with crank calls (âDo you have Alpo in the can?â).
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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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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Puppy love got a nurse in trouble. Sandy O'Leary, 58, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor theft and was sentenced to 200 hours community service for taking a cocker spaniel puppy from a car outside PetsMart.
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Bob Barker is used to handing out prizes as host of the TV game show "The Price is Right." But officials at the University of California, Los Angeles, law school announced last week that Barker has given out a prize of another sort: &#36;1 million for an animal rights law endowment.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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The bill would require construction of two layers of reinforced fencing in stretches of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
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California's legislature passed a  bill on Thursday night aimed at increasing competition among  cable television providers and easing the ability of telephone  companies to enter the market.
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California has emerged as a key  battleground state on the issue of pension overhaul, with Gov.  Arnold Schwarzenegger pushing private accounts for state  employees and lower government contributions to public pension  plans that provide defined benefits.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 1--AUSTIN -- The House put a stamp of approval Wednesday on a bill to help manage water levels across the state, the first of several landmark water planning bills before the Legislature this session.
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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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States would be able to regulate trash from Canada and other nations under a bill approved by the House after Michigan lawmakers complained about foreign waste in their landfills.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Although analysts haven't finished calculating the total cost of rerouting two humpback whales that strayed into the Delta last month, the bill to taxpayers is in the six figures.
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That's what a new California bill will propose. And unlike previous efforts, this one might actually pass muster
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VENTURA, Calif. - Police Chief Pat Miller learned first hand that the law has teeth: Oxnard police dog Beemer thought he was taking a bite out of crime when he chomped down on the chief's leg.
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Animal lovers and lawmakers face a dog and cat fight over how many pets residents may own at the same time in the small Utah town of Provo, officials said on Wednesday.