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San Francisco Chronicle, 24.11.08 16:05 UTC

Retiring Perata ready to be outside looking in

(11-24) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- Sitting in a leather chair in his state Capitol office, his feet up on an ornate wooden table, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata said he's ready to leave his post as ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 19.11.08 16:35 UTC

State lawmakers overseas during budget crisis

(11-19) 04:00 PST Sacramento - -- More than a dozen state lawmakers have missed much of the special legislative session called to tackle the state's fiscal mess, instead traveling to India, China and ...

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Los Angeles Times, 11.11.08 04:31 UTC

Democratic legislators ask state Supreme Court to void Prop. 8

Opponents contend that a ban on gay marriage can only be done by a revision of the state Constitution involving the Legislature. The Prop. 8 campaign leader calls the effort 'a Hail Mary.'

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San Francisco Chronicle, 07.11.08 00:30 UTC

Reaction to Schwarzenegger's budget plan

(11-06) 15:40 PST , CA (AP) -- Here is a sample of the reaction to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget-balancing plan, which includes making an additional $4.5 billion in cuts, raising sales taxes by ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 06.11.08 01:31 UTC

Schwarzenegger says redistricting reforms start of new era

Schwarzenegger and other Proposition 11 supporters claimed victory Wednesday morning, although opponents said balloting on the measure was still too close to call. With 99 percent of precincts ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 21.10.08 21:05 UTC

Schwarzenegger: Lawmakers must address budget woes

(10-21) 13:27 PDT Sacramento, CA (AP) -- Barely a month after lawmakers passed an overdue state budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will call them back to Sacramento to tackle California's worsening ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 03.10.08 03:32 UTC

Supporters say Prop 11 would promote moderates

So Schwarzenegger is again turning to voters, hoping his latest effort to persuade them to redraw the state's gerrymandered legislative districts will be a winner. He has tried and failed twice - ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 22.09.08 21:02 UTC

Budget problems expected again next summer

(09-21) 16:55 PDT -- Even as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a spending bill this week to end the state's record-long budget impasse, officials say a crisis of equal magnitude looms next year ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 22.09.08 00:33 UTC

State budget stalemate resolved for now - but wait til next year

(09-21) 16:55 PDT -- Even as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a spending bill this week to end the state's record-long budget impasse, officials say a crisis of equal magnitude looms next year ...

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Los Angeles Times, 21.09.08 02:03 UTC

Budget aside, the state's financial trauma is just getting started

The divisiveness of this year's budget process will almost certainly get worse as the economy slows and voters are asked to weigh in on a rash of measures from bickering lawmakers and interest groups.

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