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California Budget Crisis

The College Insider: Admissions Freak Out Countdown #3: The Squeeze Play - Early Decision, Budget Cuts, And No Vacancy Signs

Karen Stabiner | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Higher Education, University of California, California Budget Crisis, College Admissions, Early Decision, Admissions Freakout Countdown, Karen Stabiner, The College Insider, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Early applicants take up as much as 25 percent of an incoming class. If you're the kind of person who buys movie tickets on-line so you can choose the best seat, you know that the later it gets, the fewer options you have.

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In Support of a California Enterprise Commission

Bill Mundell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Budget, Dmv, Bankruptcy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark Twain, California Budget Crisis, Rose Bowl, California, Politics News
Bill Mundell

Incredibly, the state of California, the 8th largest economy in the world, doesn't have a complete balance sheet. It's not a question of bankruptcy, taxes, or services, but of redeploying the state's significant assets.

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What We Don't Say About Illegal Immigration

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: G20 Summit, Latin America, Central America, Illegal Immigrants, Health Care Reform, g20 Pittsburgh, Racism, Mexico, Discrimination, California Budget Crisis, Tea Party, Brazil, G20 Protests, Politics News
Vanessa Carmichael

Color discrimination is undeniably widespread in Latin America. How has this caste system gone on for so long without acknowledgment from the international media or the US government?

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Dreaming in the California Fields

Dean Florez | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cesar Chavez, California, California-State-Senate, Mexico, Grapes of Wrath, California Budget Crisis, San Joaquin, Water Crisis, Politics News
Dean Florez

This summer, I find myself wondering what my grandmother would make of this new California: 38 million residents strong; $26 billion dollars in the hole; deep cuts to education and social service programs.

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California Survivors of Domestic Violence Take Another Hit

Aryn Quinn | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Domestic Violence, Women, California, Women's Issues, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Crime, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Schwarzenegger, Beauty Cares, California Budget, Schwarzenegger, Aryn Quinn, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Aryn Quinn

In the past, Governor Schwarzenegger has championed the rights of victims of domestic abuse. But with a single callous act, he has compromised his legacy.

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California's Crisis: Coming to a Neighborhood Near you

Michael Meranze | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, California Budget Crisis, California Budget Cuts, California Chino State Prison, Politics News
Michael Meranze

California's present crisis isn't an effect of outdated liberal irresponsibility. It's the logical outcome of a radically reactionary agenda that limits the State's ability to help the needy and invest in the future.

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Stealing From California's Young People

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Student Fee Hikes, Prison Spending, CSU Board of Trustees, California State University, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oil Severance Tax, Senate Republicans, Oil Tax, Exxonmobile, CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, CSU System, California Republicans, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pay Cuts, Higher Education, California Budget, Shell Oil, Higher Education Cuts, California State Legislature, Tobacco Tax, Teachers, Nurses, Chico State University, Arnold, California Republican Minority, Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, California Faculty Association, President Paul Zingg, California Prisons, Budget Cuts, California Budget Crisis, Furloughs, Cfa, Csu, ab656, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

By blocking any new revenue streams to fund higher education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Senate Republican minority are not only taxing California's young people and their families, they are crippling the state's future.

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The Terminator is Back

Eve Ensler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eve Ensler, V-Day, Violence Against Women, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Eve Ensler

Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence Against Women, Rihanna Beat Up Photo, Chris Brown, Domestic Partnerships, California Budget Cuts, Chris Brown Charged With Two Felony Counts, Intimate Partner Violence, Chris-Brown-Court, Chris Brown Rihanna, Chris Brown Domestic Violence, Chris Brown Anger Management, Larry King, National-Institute-of-Justice, Why Do Women Go Back to Their Abusers, Chris-Brown-Counseling, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Rihanna Beating, Domestic Abuse, Entertainment News
Jaclyn Friedman

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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Open Letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics

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Chantal Sicile-Kira

I can't afford to volunteer for the community anymore. Got to spend every free moment earning money or taking care of my mom and son.

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Jefferson's Epitaph...and Ours

Michael Meranze | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Jefferson, California Schools, California Budget Crisis, California Budget Cuts, Ucla, Politics News
Michael Meranze

If Jefferson linked together education, freedom of thought, universities and national independence what can we say about our own political leaders?

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California State Crime Lab Escapes Budget Cuts

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess and Emily Witt | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crime, California Budget Cuts, Propublica, California Budget Crisis, California Crime Lab Saved, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Politics News

This post was co-published with ProPublica. Good financial news out of California is rare these days, but one key crime-fighting agency has emerged f...

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Fixing California

Bob Burnett | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Term Limits, California, California Budget Crisis, Legalize Marijuana, Ronald Reagan, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Bob Burnett

California's problems are not insurmountable, but their resolution will require concerted action: new leadership, likely a new constitution, and the willingness to consider alternative revenue sources.

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Schwarzenegger's Approval Falls To New Low Of 28 Percent In Poll

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity has sunk to a new low of 28 percent as he heads into his final months in office gra...

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5 Aspects of the University of California Budget Crisis That Haven't Gotten Enough Attention

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: California, California Budget Crisis, Higher Education, Uc Schools, Economic Crisis, Business News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Here are five things I wish would be discussed more, both by the press and by those responsible for making the case for UC to legislators and the public at large.

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Schwarzenegger Terminates Funding For Child Welfare, AIDS Prevention

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Budget, California Budget Crisis, Schwarzenegger Veto, Arnold Schwarzenegger Veto, Schwarzenegger Social Programs Veto, California Social Programs Cuts, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a revised $85 billion budget Tuesday that he said contained "the good, the bad and the ug...

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Finance 101: Dedicated to Gov. Schwarzenegger

Mary Hall | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Personal Finances, Finance Tips, California Budget Crisis, Personal Debt, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Mary Hall

Gather all important financial statements and review what you own, your assets, and what you owe, your liabilities. Look carefully at how you're putting our hard-earned cash to work.

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Why Schwarzenegger's "Legacy" Claim is a Fraud

Phil Trounstine | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Budget Crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger Budget Cuts, Schwarzenegger Budget, Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Phil Trounstine

Schwarzenegger's triumphalist braying was little more than an exercise in spin control, a transparent bid to establish a positive narrative for the budget disaster over which he's presided.

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Governor Schwarzenegger's Garage Sale (VIDEO)

Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Schwarzenegger Garagle Sale, Jimmy Kimmel, California Budget Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Comedy News

We all know by now that California is in serious trouble. The state's budget crisis has gotten so bad that Governor Schwarzenegger announced he will h...

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Green News Report - July 23, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Honey, I shrunk the fish!; Off-shore drilling vs. California's budget; "Clean coal" vs. reality; Tourism vs. Safety in Misso...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Knife Play

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Economic Crisis, California, Budget Deal, Holmes Tuttle, Ronald Reagan, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger's Knife-Wielding, Schwarzenegger Wields Knife, California Republicans, United Republicans of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Republican Party, Nancy Reagan, Budget Standoff, George W. Bush, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

What's been playing out in California could be the stubborn last gasp of the "Republican Revolution." What began in California might have to end in California.

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California is the Unwilling Star of a Slasher Film

Warner Chabot | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, California Budget Crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Warner Chabot

The California budget situation is no longer a "suspense movie," as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger referred to the negotiations, but now resembles a slasher film -- full of deep and horrifying cuts.

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Sacramento's Dangerous Shell Game

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Financial Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Los Angeles, Economy, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Instead of addressing the fundamental problems that keep Sacramento hardwired for failure, lawmakers chose to balance their books on the backs of California's cities, counties and school districts.

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Jason Linkins

Why Is Arnold Schwarzenegger Brandishing A Gigantic Knife? (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Debt Crisis, Video, Knives, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, California, Politics News

So, I guess this is what is happening, in the world. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a video for his Twitter followers yesterday, and for s...

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How California Could Turn Its IOUs into Dollars

Ellen Brown | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Ious, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Banking Crisis, Bank Bailout, California Budget Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Bank, Bank of North Dakota, Business News
Ellen Brown

If the state were to deposit its money in its own state-owned bank, it could have enough credit to solve its budget crisis with funds to spare.

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