CA FWD NEWS

New law opens door into the financial dealings of public officials
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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A new law will help make it easier for Californians to keep tabs on their public officials. Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed legislation sponsored by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) designed to provide greater public access to financial disclosure statements by public officials.

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New legislation sets sights on closing the digital divide
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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The Internet isn’t as widespread as you might think.

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VIDEO: Tale of California’s Two Economies
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Facing up to California’s uneven recovery and prosperity

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Newly signed laws aim for 98 percent of Californians to have broadband Internet access
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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Two recently signed pieces of legislation will work in tandem to bridge this so called “digital divide”.

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A new plan for taking on California’s “high-risk” infrastructure challenge
 150 150 Mark Pisano, Sean Randolph and Kim Walesh
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Steps to shore up state’s crumbling roads and transit systems

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Momentum continues to swing forward on open data movement
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Publishing the data is only one part of the process, that’s why many non-profits and for-profit companies are stepping in to make sure folks are not flooded and bogged down with the data.

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Cal-Access upgrade shelved with Governor Brown’s veto of campaign finance bill
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Despite rejecting Senator Leland Yee’s (D-San Francisco) bill to bring California’s campaign finance disclosure system into the 21st, Brown acknowledged the need to overhaul Cal-Access.

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Workforce development key ingredient for California economic recovery
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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A stronger workforce is one of the main initiatives of the California Economic Summit

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California Economic Summit inches closer
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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A little over a month before the California Economic Summit on November 7-8 in Los Angeles, the final updates to the Signature Initiatives identified at the 2012 Summit have been added to the Summit’s Progress Tracker.

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