Los Angeles news online: California legislators OK pay reforms inspired by Bell scandal

California legislators OK pay reforms inspired by Bell scandal
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politics on 01/09/2010 07:00:00
 
But lawmakers defeat a proposed ban on plastic grocery bags in the waning
moments of the 2010 session.
California lawmakers passed wide-ranging public compensation reforms inspired by
the Bell municipal salary scandal in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative
session, but a closely watched, first-in-the-nation ban on plastic grocery bags
was defeated Tuesday night.