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Fundraising season’s in full swing

Fundraising season’s in full swing

<p> The Capitol Morning Report notes thirteen fundraisers are scheduled for tomorrow, a number that someone must have considered an unlucky omen until Sen. Tom McClintock was kind enough to cancel his event. The most exciting on the roster... </p>
Reporters want wi-fi in California capitol

Reporters want wi-fi in California capitol

Reporters covering the goings on at California's Capitol in Sacramento <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitol_alert/insider/archives/010831.html">want a WiFi network installed in the building</a> so they can go online to post...
Stem Cell Agency Might Offer Loans

Stem Cell Agency Might Offer Loans

<div class="postDetail"> A taxpayer-funded program capable of lending money to cash-starved California biotechnology companies has caught the attention of local stem cell industry executives who say they're struggling to attract traditi...</div>
Do as I say…

Do as I say…

California's state legislative analyst <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget21feb21,0,6427050.story">just announced</a> that the projected budget deficit has jumped another $1.5 billion to $16 billion for 2008-09.<br /> <br /> Luckily...
Stem cell institute wants to make loans

Stem cell institute wants to make loans

<h3>Aim is to turn research into clinical therapies</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>John Simpson, of the nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said the institute spent two years hammering out a fair intellectual property policy that serves the public's interest. "This is an end run around that carefully deliberated policy and that is outrageous," Simpson said. He believes the institute should create grants to bridge the gaps in commercialization funding.</p>