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Assembly Democrats moved quickly to force a vote on a bill that would have levied new taxes on oil companies to raise money for education; however, as expected, the bill was killed on the Assembly floor without any Republican support. The bill, AB3X9 by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, was dismissed as a political stunt by Republicans, who say Democrats are more interested in embarrassing Assembly Republicans than actually solving the state’s budget problems. “It’s bad political theater masquerading as responsible tax policy,” said Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, RIrvine, the ranking Republican on the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. “It’s actually bad...