Bob Dutton, left. Gary Miller, right.

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/19/2012 11:19:19 AM PST

The race for the 31st District got more interesting this week with state Sen. Bob Dutton officially tossing his hat in the ring.

Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, will face a field of contenders that includes Rep. Gary Miller, R-Diamond Bar; Renea Wickman, the cofounder of a nonprofit aimed at helping juvenile offenders readjust to society; Justin Kim, an attorney from Loma Linda; and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 – 08:05 a.m.

The latest candidate to jump into the election fray is State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga).

After toying with the prospect of challenging Assemblyman Mike Morell, Dutton will now take on Rep. Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar) for the 31st Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands).

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State Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, has announced he will seek election to the 31st Congressional District.

BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com

Published: 18 January 2012 04:17 PM

SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Bob Dutton declared his candidacy Wednesday for the redrawn 31st Congressional District, setting up a June showdown with veteran Rep. Gary Miller, R-Diamond Bar.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 01/13/2012 11:29:33 AM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – State Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, teed off on a variety of issues Friday during a legislative breakfast at Shandin Hills Golf Course, but his biggest swing came at the end, when he hinted at a possible run for Congress.

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U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Brea)

By Frank C. Girardot, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/13/2012 09:16:01 PM PST

Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea, is moving on.

The longtime congressman has spent 13 years on Capitol Hill representing his hometown of Diamond Bar. And, those who live there know, Gary’s a fixture around town when he’s not in Washington.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 05:30 p.m.

Whew…..

Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands) has finally announced he won’t seek another term in the republican-controlled House of Representatives.

An expected move based on the congressman’s recent indecision.

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Morrell

By PE Politics
January 3, 2012 8:56 AM

Assemblyman Mike Morrell ended 2011 with a $67,000 ball-drop into his 2012 re-election campaign, records show.

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Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders
Thursday, December 29, 2011

“You don’t normally end on a triumphant note. You enter in triumph and you leave on tiptoe,” quoth Jerry Brown at a Tuesday press conference to sum up the first year of his second stint as California governor.

For one hour, Brown was highly quotable: “I’m a reformed reformer,” he offered. And: “Just because a bill is useless doesn’t mean I should veto it.”

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Sen. Bob Dutton, left, discusses pension reform at a Capitol news conference in November. With him is state Sen. Tom Harman. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press

PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
December 23, 2011 | 12:58 pm

Republicans in the state Senate will get a new leader to go with the new year.

Senate Minority leader Bob Dutton of Rancho Cucamonga announced Friday that he will step down after the Republican caucus chooses a new leader in January.

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THE PRESS-ENTEPRISE
Published: 18 December 2011 06:55 PM

CHABOT NAMED

Heading into an important election year, The Republican Party of San Bernardino County has a new woman at the helm.

The group named Brenda Chabot, a longtime political activist and wife of former Assembly candidate Paul Chabot, as its executive director, the party’s first since July 2009.

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State Senator Bob Dutton and State Assemblyman Mike Morrell

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 12/04/2011 06:03:30 AM PST

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Election Day may be about 11 months away, but campaigning for the 40th Assembly District seat has quickly progressed.

Polling has been conducted, an endorsement has been made, fundraising has begun and the politicking has been ongoing.

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Neil Nisperos and Benjamin Demers, Staff Writers
Posted: 11/28/2011 05:51:35 PM PST

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series looking at the newly redrawn Inland Empire legislative districts for California’s Assembly. Sunday’s installment was Congress; on Monday we examined the California Senate.

When members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission compiled the state’s new political maps, they did so in hopes of ending gerrymandering.

An early look at Assembly races in this region seem to indicate they have succeeded in creating a more competitive atmosphere. The commission released the new maps in July.

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BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com

Published: 27 November 2011 09:57 PM

SACRAMENTO – Instead of voting yes or no, members of Inland Southern California’s legislative delegation abstained on hundreds of bills that came before the full Assembly and Senate this year.

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Paul Gann, left, and Howard Jarvis, celebrate the passage of Prop. 13 in 1978. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association recently released legislative scorecards for 2011. The scores are of particular interest to Republicans./AP

FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: 20 November 2011 05:33 PM

Various Capitol interest groups began releasing legislative scorecards shortly after lawmakers finished their 2011 session in September.

Holding particular interest for Republicans are the rankings put out by Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The organization, named after the force behind 1978’s tax-limiting Prop. 13, has a lot of influence in GOP circles, particularly at election time.

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Morrell

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/06/2011 05:54:45 PM PST

Assemblyman Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, said he is moving to another home in Rancho Cucamonga because his current residence isn’t in the newly drawn 40th Assembly District.

Morrell plans to run for the 40th Assembly District in 2012.

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Huff and Dutton

By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer
Created: 11/04/2011 10:13:19 PM PDT

From boondoggle to significant?

The man who many believe will be the next Republican leader in the state Senate has a completely different viewpoint on the state’s proposed high-speed rail plan than the current holder of that position.

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From left: Senate minority leader and Sacramento veteran Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga; freshman assemblyman Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga. (File photos)

By Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Created: 10/12/2011 04:50:16 PM PDT

Freshman assemblyman Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, might be facing a fellow Rancho politician when he’s up for re-election next year.

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State Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, speaks to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Editorial Board Tuesday October 11, 2011 in Ontario. (Will Lester/Staff Photographer)

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 10/11/2011 07:15:44 PM PDT

Senate minority leader Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, said he aims to derail the multi-billion high speed rail project that would link Southern California with the Bay Area and Sacramento.

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Huff

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 10/11/2011 06:24:48 PM PDT

The prospect of another state Republican Senate leader hailing from the Inland Empire is appearing more likely.

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Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 09/14/2011 09:57:14 PM PDT

Sacramento lawmakers from the Inland Empire have a number of bills recently signed into law, or sent to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature or veto.

The bills moved through the state Legislature at a time of significant budgetary shortfall, unemployment and ongoing divisiveness over immigration, business regulations and taxes. Together, they have colored the political environment in Sacramento, for better and for worse, experts say.

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By Kevin Yamamura
kyamamura@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 – 12:15 am

In an eleventh-hour bid to claim victory on job creation, Gov. Jerry Brown will work today to push a corporate tax deal through the state Senate on the final day of this year’s legislative session.

Brown secured passage of the plan in the Assembly on Thursday, but lacks Republican support in the Senate.

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Dutton

Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
September 8, 2011

Senate GOP leader Bob Dutton has asked Gov. Jerry Brown to hold off pushing his corporate tax package in the final two days of the legislative session and instead call a special session on jobs and tax reform.

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09:55 PM PDT on Monday, August 29, 2011

The Press-Enterprise

Newly approved redrawn Assembly districts were not kind to Assemblyman Mike Morrell.

The Rancho Cucamonga Republican currently represents the Republican-leaning 63rd Assembly District, which extends from Upland to Yucaipa, with a small part of Riverside County thrown in.

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10:00 PM PDT on Monday, August 29, 2011

BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com

SACRAMENTO – Does Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries’ office payroll rank among the highest in the Assembly, as shown in the Assembly expenditure data for the first seven months of 2011?

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State Senator Bob Dutton

By PE Politics
August 25, 2011 4:54 PM

Earlier this year, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, introduced legislation to create a partial sales-tax exemption on purchases of equipment used for manufacturing and software development.

The measure passed one committee and went no further, largely because of concerns about its cost.

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Dutton

10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com

SACRAMENTO – After years of butting heads, state Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton and officials at the California Air Resources Board finally seemed to be on the same page last summer when it came to Senate Bill 1402.

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Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton

PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
August 15, 2011 | 2:21 pm

A group of Republican leaders said Monday that the new redistricting plan will be challenged by a referendum drive.

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Senator Bob Dutton

Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton
Created: 07/02/2011 07:11:09 AM PDT

While California’s Democrats are savoring the taste of their on-time budget, this is a good time to bear in mind that it wasn’t just Republicans who were shut out of the process. The vast majority of Californians who not only want, but rightfully deserve, meaningful reforms to their state government were also left out in the cold.

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By Liset Márquez and Art Marroquin, Staff Writers
Created: 06/30/2011 08:22:12 PM PDT

ONTARIO – City officials are not fretting that their self-imposed deadline to regain control of LA/Ontario International Airport has passed without success.

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Republican Senate Caucus Chief of Staff Kevin Bassett, left, talks with Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) at the state Capitol as work on the new California budget proposal went on. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press / June 28, 2011)

By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times
June 29, 2011

Reporting from Sacramento — The Legislature passed an austerity budget Tuesday night that would cut from universities, courts and the poor, shutter 70 parks and threaten schools but would not — by officials’ own admission — restore California’s long-term financial health.

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“The only time they want us is to go up on taxes,” said state Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga. “That’s when they’ve done only outreach. We are pretty much ignored.” (Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino/Staff Photographer)

Minority leader demands reforms for extension vote
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Created: 06/25/2011 10:21:45 PM PDT

As a leader of the minority party in the Legislature, state Sen. Bob Dutton took on the budget fight with his hands tied behind his back.

Hence, he is lauded not for what he’s done but for what he didn’t do, observers say.

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State Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, announces Thursday that Republicans will support a public vote on extending taxes if a cap on spending and pension reform also go up for a vote. (Associated Press)

By Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino Staff Writer
Created: 06/23/2011 06:13:36 PM PDT

A week before vehicle and sales tax increases are set to expire, Senate Republicans said they will let people vote on the issue – as long as they also get to have a say on spending cap and pension cuts.

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Dutton

By John Howard | 06/23/11 9:00 PM PST

The state’s uncertain budget future grew even murkier Thursday amid reports of a leadership battle in the Senate Republican Caucus.

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By Art Marroquin Staff Writer
Posted: 06/17/2011 09:58:17 PM PDT

The Los Angeles City Council this week opposed state legislation that calls for establishing an Inland Empire-based authority to take control of LA/Ontario International Airport from the city of Los Angeles.

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Deadline is Wednesday, but obstacles remain
Mike Cruz and Monica Rodriguez, Staff Writers
Created: 06/12/2011 10:10:16 PM PDT

Lawmakers will be faced Wednesday with passing a massive spending plan to fill a gaping deficit in the state’s budget, with serious cuts to everything from social services to education.

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By James Rufus Koren Staff Writer
Posted: 06/10/2011 09:42:17 PM PDT

After months of meetings and public input, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday released a first draft of what California’s new Assembly, Senate and Congressional districts could look like.

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Dutton

Liset Marquez, Staff Writer
Created: 05/31/2011 06:27:29 PM PDT

ONTARIO – A bill by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton of Rancho Cucamonga that would create a regional airport authority to oversee operations of LA/Ontario International Airport has been sent to the Assembly.

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By PE Politics
May 31, 2011 2:17 PM

Legislative appropriations panels claimed dozens of Inland Southern California lawmakers’ bills late last week.

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Governor to release revisions Monday
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Created: 05/14/2011 11:44:38 PM PDT

Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revise, set for release on Monday, will contain updates to the state’s balance sheet as well as changes to the governor’s initial budget proposal.

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Educators ask for tax vote
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/09/2011 07:03:09 PM PDT

Calling for a tax extension to help solve the state’s budget fiasco, a dozen teachers protested on Monday outside the Rancho Cucamonga office of state Sen. Bob Dutton.

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Liset Marquez, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/03/2011 06:29:22 PM PDT

An amended bill transferring control of LA/Ontario International Airport from the city of Los Angeles to a regional airport authority is one step closer to receiving approval from the state Senate.

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Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
April 27, 2011

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg today said he is willing to consider calls to target GOP districts with steeper cuts if legislative Republicans will not vote for taxes or to put taxes on a statewide ballot as part of a budget solution.

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Dutton

From the Office of Senator Bob Dutton
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

SACRAMENTO – An effort by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) to move California closer to making sure that those who receive welfare use those taxpayer funds as effectively and efficiently as possible was killed by Democrats during a hearing of the Senate Human Services Committee this week.

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Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
April 10, 2011

Responding to Senate Republican leader Bob Dutton’s statement that first lady and special counsel Anne Gust Brown “yelled” at him in budget talks, Gov. Jerry Brown said on a TV show in Los Angeles this morning that Dutton was “filibustering” and that his wife had little patience for it.

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Dutton

Sunday, April 10, 2011 – 09:17 a.m.

The battle between California Governor Jerry Brown and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) continues its war of words.

Words coming mostly from Brown and his surrogates, including his wife, Anne Gust-Brown.

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By David Siders
dsiders@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Apr. 10, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A

LOS ALAMITOS – Gov. Jerry Brown, concluding a two-day swing through Southern California, said Saturday he believes he can reach a deal on his tax plan by pressing Republicans at the Capitol and in their districts.

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Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson meet with students from Susan Cummins fourth-grade class at Arlanza Elementary School before a town hall meeting regarding the state s budget and the impact to local schools. (Al Cuizon/Staff Photographer)

By Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino Staff Writer
Posted: 04/08/2011 10:41:24 PM PDT

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Gov. Jerry Brown’s supporters crowded the intersection of Day Creek and Foothill boulevards on Friday, chanting “No more cuts,” “Let the people vote” and “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Bob Dutton got to go!”

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Dutton

PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
April 7, 2011 | 6:02 pm

With talks at a standstill in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown is taking the budget show on the road this weekend, beginning Friday at a meeting with education officials in Riverside.

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Bill Emmerson and Bob Dutton

By PE Politics
April 1, 2011 11:00 AM

They have extensive San Bernardino roots, represented the same Assembly district, and share similar brands of Republican politics that have led them to part from their caucus over the years.

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By PE Politics
on April 1, 2011 1:10 PM

It’s been a week of angry words between Gov. Jerry Brown’s office and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton over who is to blame for the collapse of talks on ballot measures to extend higher taxes.

But they are of the same mind on at least one thing.

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Dutton

By James Rufus Koren Staff Writer
Posted: 04/01/2011 06:50:05 PM PDT

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday took a swipe at state Senate minority leader Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, saying Dutton and other Republicans lack the courage necessary to balance the state’s budget.

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Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 31, 2011

Updated at 1:40 p.m. to include response from Gov. Jerry Brown’s office.

Two days after Gov. Jerry Brown called off talks and suggested Republicans were obstructionist, Senate Republican leader Bob Dutton and his budget point man, Sen. Bob Huff, held a news conference today to explain their moves over the last week.

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Emmerson

By PE Politics
March 29, 2011 3:50 PM

State Sen. Bill Emmerson said Tuesday that budget negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown are over and won’t restart.

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Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 28, 2011

When Senate Republicans released their list of policy requests late Friday, including notes of where Democrats had agreed, it seemed like the kind of move that typically spells disaster. But conversations continued Monday, albeit without the two Senate Republican leaders who made the list public.

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Dutton

By PE Politics
March 23, 2011 1:36 PM

A Senate committee signed off Wednesday on an Inland Southern California lawmaker’s bill to exempt manufacturing and research equipment from the state sales tax. A similar measure never made it out of committee last year.

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A new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California shows 46% of likely voters backing the governor’s proposed five-year extension on some taxes, a drop from 53% two months ago. The treasurer’s office says delaying a vote on extensions to November could force the state to

By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times
March 24, 2011

Reporting from Sacramento—

Public support for Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to solve the budget crisis with a June election is eroding as other officials warn that delaying such a move until late fall, as the governor is considering, could trigger a cash crisis and a fresh round of state-issued IOUs.

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Politics
March 11, 2011

By VAUHINI VARA

California’s top lawmakers have publicly distanced themselves from budget talks between five Republican senators and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Behind the scenes, they have played key roles moving them along, according to people familiar with the matter.

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11:46 PM PST on Tuesday, March 8, 2011

By JIM MILLER and BEN GOAD
The Press-Enterprise

California’s political landscape lurched to the east Tuesday as new census numbers point to a major increase in representation for Inland Southern California over the next decade.

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James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/06/2011 10:25:59 PM PST

California’s political watchdog has released annual reports showing the gifts given to state lawmakers as well as their investments and income.

The forms, called statements of economic interest, show most San Bernardino County lawmakers are well-invested and commonly receive gifts from interest groups.

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Dutton

Published: Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011 – 12:08 am

With the target for a budget deal nine days away, Senate GOP leader Bob Dutton confirmed Tuesday that some of his members are now talking to Gov. Jerry Brown.

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Debra J. Saunders
San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

I am reluctant to join the chorus of scolds who chide Republicans for opposing Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to put a tax-increase extension on a special election ballot in June.

But I will join the chorus, though first I must point out that GOP Assembly members and senators didn’t spend California to the brink of ruin. The Democrats and nominally Republican former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger share that honor.

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Dutton

Dutton: Bill would save schools millions
Canan Tasci, Staff Writer
Created: 02/27/2011 07:02:29 AM PST

Sen. Bob Dutton has introduced a bill that would save money for local school districts by creating a statewide pay scale for all substitute teachers.

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Capitol and California – State Budget
By Kevin Yamamura
kyamamura@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 – 12:24 am

The Legislature’s lawyers have told Republicans that Democrats could put taxes on the ballot with a majority vote under narrow circumstances.

The opinion, sought by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton, does not specifically address Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to extend higher income, sales and vehicle taxes for five years at a June election to help solve a $26.6 billion deficit.

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Friday, February 25, 2011 – 4:00 p.m.

Well, it’s finally started.

The republican kabuki dance to sell out the people of California has began in earnest.

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Staff and wire reports
Created: 02/24/2011 08:14:29 PM PST

The battle to get a tax extension on a June ballot is heating up in Sacramento.

Just a day after a majority of Republicans in the Legislature formed a “Taxpayers Caucus” – basically refusing to put the measure on the ballot – Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday attempted to convince GOP lawmakers to leave it up to the voters.

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Capitol and California – The State Worker
By Jon Ortiz
jortiz@sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee
Published: Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A

Get ready for a new round of debate over public pensions that could shape California’s intensifying budget talks and even wind up putting some sort of rollback on the legislative agenda.

The bipartisan Little Hoover Commission plans to release a report today on California’s public pensions, complete with suggested changes.

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PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
February 23, 2011 | 11:05 am

Two-thirds of Republicans in the California Legislature announced Wednesday that they were forming a new group and pledged not only never to vote to raise taxes but also to block efforts to place a tax-hike measure before voters.

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Dutton

Molly Davis, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/20/2011 09:15:58 PM PST

Substitute teachers may start to feel the effects of dwindling school budgets if legislation recently proposed by state Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, becomes law.

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By PE Business
on February 17, 2011 10:27 AM

State Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, has introduced legislation that would transfer control of Ontario International Airport to a regional airport authority.

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Dutton

By Susan Ferriss
sferriss@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 1A

Senate Republicans have no interest now in providing votes to put Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax increase extensions before voters, even if Democrats agree to overhaul the state’s pension system and enact a spending cap, the Senate’s top Republican said Wednesday.

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11:52 PM PST on Monday, January 31, 2011

By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Paul Cook knows the foundations of California government as well as any of his colleagues.

Cook, though, wasn’t buying it Monday when Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the California Constitution to pressure the Yucca Valley Republican and other GOP lawmakers to allow a public vote on a five-year extension of higher taxes.

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Monday, January 24, 2011 – 10:00 a.m.

It’s too late.

California, a financial train wreck, is pretty much done.

Spending addicted democrats, who control the state legislature, resist making hard budget cuts to social programs and want to raise taxes.

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Plan caters to GOP, but many still aren’t onboard
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 01/16/2011 07:02:08 AM PST

Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal includes many kinds of cuts and reforms Republicans have long requested, but local Republican lawmakers have given the proposal a lukewarm reception.

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Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton

Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
January 10, 2011

In detailing his budget plan this morning, Gov. Jerry Brown said he is shooting for a two-thirds vote to put a proposal to extend higher tax rates set to expire on the ballot in a June statewide election.

That feat would require the votes of at least a handful of Republican lawmakers in each house, a scenario GOP legislative leaders shot down as unlikely at best shortly after the official unveiling of Brown’s plan.

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Legislators face many tough decisions on state’s deficit
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/09/2011 07:02:16 AM PST

Gov. Jerry Brown has made it clear that the state budget he will propose today will include “painful” spending cuts.

But as local lawmakers wait to see Brown’s proposal, they seem to have few ideas – and fewer new ideas – for what those cuts should be. While some lawmakers have proposed novel ways of saving money or said they would support previously suggested cuts and money-saving reforms, others say they have a hard time identifying any cuts they’d like to make.

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