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Fisheries bill heads to governor

Published: Aug 22 2008, 12:07 AM · Updated: Aug 22 2008, 12:08 AM

Citing that fishermen know best how to solve in their industry’s problems, Sen. Pat Wiggins, D - Santa Rosa, drafted legislation that aims to give fishermen the say on keeping fisheries safe and sustainable for future generations.

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County gets $1.2 million grant for assistance center

Published: Aug 9 2008, 10:25 AM

In one of the most competitive grant rounds to date, the county of Humboldt has won $1,247,500 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the California Housing and Community Development department.

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Lawmakers blast governor’s minimum wage cut order

Published: Aug 1 2008, 12:08 AM
By CERENA JOHNSON, The Eureka Reporter

With the state’s financial crunch and the 2008-09 budget yet to be adopted, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an executive order Thursday eliminating 22,000 jobs and ordering the salaries of more than 200,000 state employees be cut to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour.

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State tax relief offered for California wildfire victims

Published: Jul 26 2008, 11:33 PM

The Franchise Tax Board announced this week that taxpayers affected by the wildfires can claim a disaster loss in either the current tax year or the year prior.

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Governor declares state-wide drought, North Coast won’t be hit hard

Published: Jun 5 2008, 12:55 AM
By JOHN C. OSBORN , The Eureka Reporter

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought on Wednesday following two years of below-average rainfall and snowmelt runoff.

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Bad budget news expected May 14; locals wonder where funding battle will lead

Published: May 9 2008, 11:22 PM · Updated: May 10 2008, 1:01 AM
By CAROL HARRISON, The Eureka Reporter

The governor focuses on budget stabilization, a 10 percent across-the-board cut and no new taxes.

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Berg bills target salesmen who prey on the elderly

Published: Feb 22 2008, 12:06 AM
By CAROL HARRISON, The Eureka Reporter

State Assemblywoman Patty Berg (D-1st) introduced a pair of bills Thursday that seek to stop the financial abuse and swindling of older adults by unscrupulous salespeople using bogus titles to gain their confidence.

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Surplus state properties now available for affordable housing projects

Published: Jan 30 2008, 12:02 AM · Updated: Jan 30 2008, 1:34 AM

The California Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it has teamed with the California Department of Housing and Community Development to make

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FTB warns taxpayers of error on state tax form

Published: Jan 16 2008, 10:31 PM

An error on a printed California tax form may lead some taxpayers who file paper returns to understate their home mortgage interest deductions, the Franchise Tax Board announced Tuesday. The error is on early versions of Schedule CA (540), California Adjustments, which is used to make adjustments to federal adjusted gross income and claim federal itemized deductions.

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