Here are some of the stories we’re following today on PolitiCal:
State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) confirmed rumors that he was gay in the wake of a drunk driving arrest last week. Ashburn said "through my own actions, I made my personal life public."
State lawmakers passed a bill that would eliminate the ability of elected officials to receive unemployment benefits once they leave office.
The state’s nonpartisan budget analyst has endorsed a plan by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to resume oil drilling off the coast of California.
Teachers unions coughed up another $500,000 to place a rollback of corporate tax breaks on the November ballot.
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