INLAND: Region’s lawmakers abstained on lots of bills in 2011

SACRAMENTO – Instead of voting yes or no, members of Inland Southern California’s legislative delegation abstained on hundreds of bills that came before the full Assembly and Senate this year.

SAN BERNARDINO: Falling deeper into poverty

Tate Brown and Tammy Whethers live in San Bernardino out of sheer desperation. They could no longer pay the $900 monthly rent on their Redlands apartment and in August moved to a crime-ridden neighborhood in east San Bernardino.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Supervisors finalize jail fee

Anyone convicted of a crime and sentenced to Riverside County jail will soon have to pay for their stays in the lockup.

Riverside County supervisors gave their final approval Tuesday to a measure aimed at recovering the $142.42 per day it costs to keep someone behind bars.

BUDGET: Analyst projects revenue $3.7 billion short

SACRAMENTO – California would face $2 billion in midyear cuts to schools, universities and other programs under an updated revenue estimate by the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst.

Cal State tuition could rise 9% next fall

The system is seeking $397 million in increased funding for the 2012-13 school year to prevent the hike.

INLAND: Area had among biggest increases in poverty

The Inland area had the fifth largest increase in poverty of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas over the past several years, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found.