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California state treasurer Bill Lockyer is used to the public spotlight. Just not like this.After a political career spanning four decades, Lockyer is drawing attention not for his job but for his marital troubles, his wife's substance abuse and her claim that she was roughed up by an ex-boyfriend at a motel room.And with each new development, the story has taken ever stranger turns.An email last week that appeared to be sent from Nadia Lockyer, herself a promising San Francisco Bay area politician, went to a newspaper, accusing her husband, a former state attorney general, of supplying her with drugs — a charge he denies."I simply can't bear this any longer. Goodbye to everyone," the note read. The newspaper, fearing for her safety, called police.Nadia Lockyer, 40, didn't harm herself. Federal and state authorities will not say if they're investigating the drug allegation, but the state attorney general's office took over the probe of the incident involving her ex-boyfriend.Despite it...
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on the Golden State's fumbling economy.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Saturday that California could be forced to issue IOUs as early as April or May if state lawmakers don't make d...
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on his call to suspend the energy tax exemption.
California already has the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. Buying a handgun requires registration, a safety certificate, a 10-day waiting period and a rigor...
Nobody knows exactly what's going to happen if lawmakers and President Obama don't get a deal "done done" by Tuesday's deadline, but just in case federal funds stop ...
State takes out bridge-loan to protect against default
States with high numbers of federal workers or contractors, large military presences or generous Medicaid programs for the needy are among the most vulnerable from S...
California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown are set to achieve something that is rarely accomplished in California: pass a budget and have it signed into law by the st...
California borrowed $5.4 billion from private investors Tuesday as a hedge against a possible default by the federal government.State Treasurer Bill Lockyer secured ...
David Crane, Special Advisor to Gov. Schwarzenegger, discusses whether the Golden State can tame its spending issues in the New Year.
The leaders of a rural Northern California county that has been considering bankruptcy say they're hopeful about their request for a multimillion dollar loan after d...
Kamala Harris had an early start punching through barriers.In the swirl of civil rights protests in 1960s-era Berkeley, the daughter of a black father from Jamaica a...
Attorney General Bill Lockyer ( search ) dropped plans to run for governor Thursday and said he would instead run for state treasurer, citing a wish to avoid the cha...
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer argues that the Golden State’s economy is on the uptick.
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on how the Golden State can avoid another round of I.O.Us.
Bill Lockyer , California State Treasurer , on pension reform and his take on the unfunded pensions in the state.
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on lawmakers' plan to close the $21 billion budget gap.
California plans to borrow about $5 billion from private investors next week to protect itself in case the federal government defaults on its debt, the state treasur...
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on the mounting deficit facing the California state budget and cities across the state.