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        "uri": "/2013/06/27/broader-ppaca-exemption-for-native-americans/",
        "title": "Broader PPACA exemption for Native Americans",
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        "prettyDate": "June 27, 2013",
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        "summary": "The Obama administration has broadened an exemption for American Indians from the new health care law's requirement that virtually every U.S. resident has health insurance starting next year.",
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        "uri": "/2013/06/14/california-lawmakers-set-to-pass-on-time-budget/",
        "title": "California lawmakers set to pass on-time budget",
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        "prettyDate": "June 14, 2013",
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        "summary": "California lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on an on-time Democratic spending plan that includes a historic education funding shift to boost the fortunes of school districts with high numbers of poor and minority students while restoring some social services that fell victim to the recent recession.",
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        "uri": "/2013/04/29/lawmakers-approve-health-insurance-protections/",
        "title": "Lawmakers approve health insurance protections",
        "byline": "Judy Lin",
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        "prettyDate": "April 29, 2013",
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        "summary": "State lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown a pair of consumer protection bills Monday that prevent health insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions and limit how much more insurers can charge older residents.",
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        "uri": "/2013/03/14/bills-would-address-expected-doctor-shortage/",
        "title": "Bills would address expected doctor shortage",
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        "prettyDate": "March 14, 2013",
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        "summary": "A Democratic lawmaker introduced a package of bills Wednesday to address an expected doctor shortage as California prepares to insure millions of new patients under federal health care reforms.",
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        "uri": "/2013/03/04/myriad-languages-cultures-challenge-health-reform/",
        "title": "Myriad languages, cultures challenge health reform",
        "byline": "Garance Burke and Judy Lin, Associated Press",
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        "prettyDate": "March 04, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
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            "name": "Garance Burke"
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            "name": "Judy Lin, Associated Press"
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        "summary": "Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, from recent Mongolian immigrants seeking a doctor to Burmese refugees in need of a basic dental exam.",
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        "uri": "/2013/01/14/governor-commits-california-to-health-reform/",
        "title": "Governor commits California to health reform",
        "byline": "Judy Lin",
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        "prettyDate": "January 14, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Gov. Jerry Brown says he's firmly committed to making national health care reform work in California, but he also is wary of potential costs that could affect state spending for years to come.",
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        "uri": "/2013/01/11/california-governor-proposes-rosier-budget/",
        "title": "California governor proposes rosier budget",
        "byline": "Judy Lin, Juliet Williams",
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        "prettyDate": "January 11, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California's spending plan for the coming fiscal year will rise by nearly $5 billion, a powerful indication that the state that came to symbolize fiscal mismanagement during the heart of the recession is emerging into brighter days.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/01/03/pension-bonds-add-risk-to-public-retiree-crisis/",
        "title": "Pension bonds add risk to public retiree crisis",
        "byline": "Judy Lin",
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        "prettyDate": "January 03, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "Oakland's leaders took a risk by borrowing $213 million to cover pension payments, betting that the fund's investments will earn more than the bonds cost.",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/18/gun-maker-investment-slipped-through-teacher-fund/",
        "title": "Gun maker investment slipped through teacher fund",
        "byline": "Judy Lin",
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        "prettyDate": "December 18, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The nation's largest teachers' pension fund announced Tuesday that it was reviewing all its firearms holdings after one investment with ties to last week's Connecticut school massacre slipped through the pension's own ethics review.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/12/14/ruling-allows-california-to-cut-medi-cal-payments/",
        "title": "Ruling allows California to cut Medi-Cal payments",
        "byline": "Judy Lin",
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        "prettyDate": "December 14, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "A federal appeals court on Thursday affirmed California's right to cut payments made to Medi-Cal providers by 10 percent, a victory that Gov. Jerry Brown's administration says will save the state more than $330 million a year.",
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