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[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

A settlementis near on California's overcrowded prisons, reports the SacramentoBee. Two federal judge referees have laid out a plan that would givemore funding to manage probationers, cut down returns to prison forminor parole violations, and give time credit incentives for inmateswho complete programs.

Governor Schwarzenegger's lottery plan could shortchange educationin the future, says Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill. "We certainlyhave a concern with the magnitude of the governor's lottery proposal,"Hill said . "We think, in terms of our counterproposal, it's much moremodest."

A House investigative committee has found that White House officials were involved in persuading EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to refuse to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

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