BY JIM MILLER AND BEN GOAD
STAFF WRITERS
jmiller@pe.com | bgoad@pe.com

Published: 19 May 2012 06:16 PM

Fueled by new political boundaries and court rulings, campaign committees representing special interests have revved up spending this election cycle, and much of that largesse is focused on Inland Southern California candidates.

Independent expenditures committees, known nationally as super-PACs, have been a fixture of legislative and statewide elections in California since 2001. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision brought the same type of unlimited spending to federal contests, from president to Congress.

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State Senator Bob Dutton left. Congressman Gary Miller right.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – 02:30 p.m.

Big money is starting to flow in the race to represent the 31st Congressional District.

Two major Super-PAC’s weighed in heavily for Congressman Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar) Wednesday afternoon, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

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State Senator Bob Dutton, candidate for CD 31, is the beneficiary of a super-pac created by his Father Ted Dutton.

By PE Politics
May 8, 2012 9:29 AM

Newly posted Federal Election Commission reports show more than $21,400 in spending in support of State Sen. Bob Dutton, who is vying to represent California’s 31st Congressional District.

The money came from a group called Inland Empire Taxpayers for Jobs, a so-called SuperPac allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money through independent expenditures.

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State Senator Bob Dutton left. Former San Manuel Tribal Chairman James Ramos right.

Saturday, May 5, 2012 – 10:15 a.m.

State Senator Bob Dutton’s support of Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos was front and center Thursday night.

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State Senator Bob Dutton

Liset Márquez, Staff Writer
Created: 05/03/2012 06:01:14 PM PDT

ONTARIO – A local senator may soon revive a bill aimed at helping this city gain autonomous control of the struggling LA/Ontario International Airport.

Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, created Senate Bill 446 in early 2011 in an effort to move discussions along between officials from Ontario and Los Angeles World Airports, which operates ONT under a 44-year joint-powers agreement.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012 – 09:30 a.m.

Here’s some interesting factoids from across the financial and political transom:

First Quarter GDP Revised Lower

First quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised lower last week to 2.2%. The revised number was mainly supported by strong auto sales. A component that may not be sustainable looking ahead.

Why? Consumer spending has been outpacing non-existent wage growth.

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State Senator Bob Dutton

Thursday, April 19, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.

Should State Senator Bob Dutton abandon his congressional campaign and support Congressman Gary Miller?

The obvious answer is yes.

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State Senator Bob Dutton (File Photo: The P-E)

By PE Politics
April 16, 2012 4:37 PM

State Sen. Bob Dutton stood up from his table at a recent economic forecast event to announce he planned to push ahead with his long-tabled bill that would create an Ontario International Airport authority made up of local leaders and facilitate the transfer of the Inland airport from the city of Los Angeles to that local authority.

It sounded imminent, but it’s more like a maybe.

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Monday, April 16, 2012 – 09:30 a.m.

The showdown to make the top two candidates in the CD-31 is shaping up to be a real contest.

Will it be Congressman Gary Miller and State Senator Bob Dutton?

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State Senator Bob Dutton left. Congressman Gary Miller right

Saturday, April 14, 2012 – 07:30 p.m.

Congressman Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar) has apparently continued unabated in his fundraising even though State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) entered the race to represent the 31st Congressional District.

Latest campaign finance reports for the 2011-12 election cycle filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) show the following as of March 31, 2012:

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Liset Marquez, Staff Writer
Created: 04/12/2012 08:41:05 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – From the viability of L.A./Ontario International Airport to ongoing progress at San Bernardino International Airport, legislators from the Inland Empire held a hearing on Thursday evening to discuss the importance of air transportation in the region.

The Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation, led by Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto, met Thursday evening at the main auditorium at the Norton Regional Events Center.

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Congressman Gary Miller

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Published: 18 March 2012 07:44 PM

Rep. Gary Miller and state Sen. Bob Dutton had far different interpretations of the California Republican Party’s recent endorsement of Miller for San Bernardino County’s redrawn 31st Congressional District.

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State Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, is among legislators who have described themselves as small business owners on ballots. 2009/File Photo

BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com

Published: 25 March 2012 08:26 PM

SACRAMENTO — Inland Southern California lawmakers Mike Morrell, Jeff Miller, Bob Dutton and Kevin Jeffries spend a large chunk of their week in Sacramento, voting on bills and sitting through committee hearings as state legislators making base annual salaries of $95,291.

All of them want voters this year to view them as something different: businessmen.

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State Senator Bob Dutton left. San Manuel Tribal Chairman James Ramos right.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.

For State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) no good deed goes unpunished.

Dutton, a candidate for the 31st Congressional District lost out on the California GOP endorsement this week, after the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee, last week, took a neutral position on endorsing between he and Congressman Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar).

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State Senator Bob Dutton left. Congressman Gary Miller right.

By PE Politics
on March 12, 2012 5:33 PM

State Sen. Bob Dutton said Monday that he was disappointed, but not surprised, by the California Republican Party’s endorsement of Rep. Gary Miller for San Bernardino County’s 31st Congressional District.

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State Senator Bob Dutton

Sunday, March 11, 2012 – 11:30 a.m.

State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) left the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee meeting empty handed on Thursday night.

The California Republican Party requested the county central committee render endorsements for state and congressional offices this month.

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Thursday, March 8, 2012 – 10:30 a.m.

Is State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) backpedaling on his endorsement of democrat James Ramos?

Or did he ever endorse Ramos at all?

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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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