State News
State News
- State program offers mail-order condoms for minors
- By Kellie Schmitt/The Bakersfield Californian
- BAKERSFIELD — In an attempt to address Kern County's alarmingly high rates of sexually transmitted disease and teen births, a new health initiative will let local teenagers order condoms online and receive the free shipment in the mail.
The pr... Full story
- Senate eats well at public expense
- Shane Goldmacher and Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times
- SACRAMENTO — For California's state senators, there is such a thing as a free lunch. And dinner. And breakfast.
On an August day last year when the state deferred a $2.5 billion payment to public schools because it didn't have its finances in ... Full story
- Cain playing race card belies idea of post-racial America
- Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press
- WASHINGTON — Herman Cain's rise as a presidential contender was supposed to prove that race didn't matter in the Republican Party. Cain is fast making it the only thing that does.
The black conservative is trying to navigate around allegations... Full story
- Studies challenge wisdom of GOP rivals' economic plans
- Charles Babington/Associated Press
- WASHINGTON — Key proposals from the Republican presidential candidates might make for good campaign fodder. But independent analyses raise serious questions about those plans and their ability to cure the nation's ills in two vital areas, the e... Full story
- Bunny's big leap creates buzz at Sacramento airport
- Sheila V Kumar/Associated Press
- SACRAMENTO — Passengers arriving at Sacramento International Airport's new terminal will have an easy time finding the baggage claim: Just look for the giant red rabbit leaping over the carousels.
The 56-foot-long, 10,000-pound aluminum rabbit... Full story
