California jobless rate 5th highest in U.S. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, and California’s jobless rate remains the fifth highest in the nation, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse… California - United States - Unemployment - United States Department of Labor - Labor Department read more..
California’s revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday. read more..
SAN FRANCISO — The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a ruling that threw out a state law banning convicted felons from owning body armor. read more..
The state paid civil service and California State University workers about 4 percent less in 2009 than in 2008, but the cuts were applied unevenly and about one-quarter of state workers’ pay actually increased, according to a Bee analysis of new data from the state controller’s office. read more..
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. - California authorities say a doctor’s son who was sought for questioning in his mother’s killing has been arrested in Arizona. read more..
The University of Southern California, the largest private institution of higher learning on the U.S. West Coast, named Provost C.L. Max Nikias its next president, succeeding Steven Sample. read more..
