SENATE SETS TUCK CONFIRMATION HEARING; SIDES DISPUTE CONSEQUENCE

Senate leaders plan to schedule an Aug. 31 confirmation hearing for recently appointed air board chair Cindy Tuck, the consequence of which is being disputed among opposing stakeholders. Major environmental groups lobbying the Senate to reject Tuck see the quick action to set the hearing as a strong sign that she will be unseated. But industry representatives, who claim they also have been pushing for a prompt hearing, say they are confident that Senate Democrats will back Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's...