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Schwarzenegger Budget

Why Schwarzenegger's "Legacy" Claim is a Fraud

Phil Trounstine | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


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.

California Budget Deadline Looms: Schwarzenegger Vows To Veto Legislation

AP | STEVE LAWRENCE | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers around the nation spent Tuesday in grueling, around-the-clock budget sessions as they struggled to avoid governme...

Schwarzenegger Would Close 220 State Parks To Cut Deficit

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget cuts could mean the closing of up to 220 state parks, among them the home of the world'...

The Voters Set the Democrats Free; Will They Act Like It?

George Lakoff | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


George Lakoff

California voters have rejected the nonfunctional minority-rule government that has bankrupted the state, along with the governor who led the state into bankruptcy. The voters want a functional democracy.

California Election Results: Schwarzenegger's Third Budget Reform Attempt Flops

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to permanently fix California's "broken budget system." But three times now he has tried and fai...

Sam Stein

Schwarzenegger To GOP Governors: Give Me Your Unwanted Stimulus Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


While some Republican governors with presidential ambitions struggle to balance their state's budgetary needs with their own ideological opposition to...