While everyone was smiling for the cameras at the budget signing in the Rotunda this morning, down the hall in Governor Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance was where reporters could find the other side of the story: a 31 page list … Continue reading »

In what will quickly become a battle of legal opinions and political accusations, Attorney General Bill Lockyer has filed a lawsuit to remove the redistricting initiative, Proposition 77, from the November 8 special election ballot. The announcement, made late this … Continue reading »

As the Capitol guessing game goes from the budget to the special election, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez says Democrats may be willing to give the governor some power to make mid-year budget adjustments on his own. In a brief news … Continue reading »

Now that the budget is effectively settled, a lot of political watchers will turn their attenion to whether lawmakers and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can agree to compromise ballot measures, or whether we're in for a knock-down, drag-out battle this fall. … Continue reading »

Every week, the question has kept popping up. "Do you have a way to e-mail when new postings are up?" Well, I think the answer is yes. If you'd like to be added to the new e-mail alert list, please … Continue reading »

Some of the legislative leaders standing beside Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger late this afternoon looked more relieved than pleased, after a budget agreement that may have something for everyone to like… or hate. Details are still pending, but the big picture … Continue reading »

The reporters waiting in the Capitol hallway outside the governor's office this past Saturday had a dilemma: they were hungry and wanted to go in together for lunch, but suppose legislative leaders emerged with a deal while the eating was … Continue reading »

If the all-nighter in college worked for that term paper due the next day, why not apply the same principle to the state budget? That's what the Senate tried as the calendar went from one fiscal year to the next. … Continue reading »