Archive for February 5th, 2016

Bloomberg Business: Payrolls in U.S. Climb as Jobless Rate Declines, Wages Rise

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Bloomberg Business

Victoria Stilwell
February 5, 2016 — 5:30 AM PST
Updated on February 5, 2016 — 7:16 AM PST

Job growth settled into a more sustainable pace in January and the unemployment rate dropped to an almost eight-year low of 4.9 percent, signs of a resilient labor market that’s causing wage growth to stir.

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Filed under: Business, Economy, Finance, In the News

The Hill: Poll: Sanders nearly tied with Clinton nationwide

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The Hill

By Bradford Richardson
February 05, 2016, 08:17 am

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

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Filed under: Campaigns, Democrats, Elections, In the News, Politics, Polls

The Press-Enterprise: RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Who’s the top fundraiser in the Third District supervisor race?

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Published: Feb. 4, 2016 – Updated: 10:08 a.m.

Is Shellie Milne the most prolific fundraiser in the race for Riverside County supervisor? Or is it Chuck Washington?

To read article by Jeff Horseman in The Press-Enterprise, click here.

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Filed under: Board of Supervisors - Riverside County, Campaigns, Charles Washington, Elections, In the News, Politics

Contra Costa Times: Daniel Borenstein: Plan to shore up CalSTRS doesn’t work as billed

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By Daniel Borenstein
dborenstein@bayareanewsgroup.com
Posted: 02/04/2016 06:00:00 PM PST
Updated: 02/04/2016 09:14:06 PM PST

Two years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed through a 32-year plan to shore up the California State Teachers’ Retirement System.

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Filed under: Budget, CalSTRS, Education, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California