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Spinal-implant payments backed by Calif. lawmakers

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:18:18 -0400

By LAUREL ROSENHALL - Each year, thousands of Californians hurt themselves on the job and end up with back surgery -- small but expensive piece of the state's workers' compensation system. The vast majority of California workers with injured backbones wind up with spinal implants -- some 71 percent of them in 2010, research shows.

Lawmaker says investigation has left him stressed

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:21:03 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - A state senator who is the subject of a federal investigation said Monday that the past week has been "very stressful," but he promised to keep working.

Walters: Calderon probe creates turmoil in Calif....

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:16:58 -0400

By DAN WALTERS - Outsiders may see California's two legislative houses -- the 80-member Assembly and the 40-member Senate -- as duplicative bodies, essentially doing the same thing.

FBI started asking about Calif. lawmaker years ago

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:54:18 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The FBI started seeking information about the business and political dealings of state Sen. Ron Calderon and his brother Tom, a former state assemblyman, as long ago as 2005, though the investigation only came to light this week when agents raided Ron's Sacramento offices.

FBI raids office of Calif. state lawmaker

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:53:46 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The FBI searched the offices of a California state senator and the Legislature's Latino caucus on Tuesday but would not disclose the reason for the investigation.