First Take: Meg Whitman math. Jerry Brown on the couch

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New estimates from the Times’ Capitol bureau show that Meg Whitman has spent $249 per minute during her campaign for governor.

Jerry Brown got a gig on Dr. Phil but refused to jump into a lawsuit from other attorneys general to challenge the new federal healthcare bill.

An Assembly committee wants insurers to explain themselves before implementing rate hikes on customers.

California voters don’t like tax hikes. But a new Field poll shows they only want to cut two sectors of the state budget -- prisons and parks.

California voters may soon have a chance to vote on whether to legalize marijuana.

A new study from the Air Resources Board shows that implementing the state’s greenhouse gas law will not hurt the state’s economy.

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