State Legislature’s trusted budget analyst is stepping down

SACRAMENTO — — In a Capitol increasingly riven by partisan bickering and bitterness, one of the few steady hands lawmakers have counted on to rise above it all and bring clarity to policy issues is Elizabeth Hill. But on Thursday, she announced that she is calling it quits. For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-analyst14mar14,1,4456510.story