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Back to homepageChiang releases new cash flow figures
Today state Controller John Chiang updated the state’s official cash balance. For the third month in a row, the state brought in more than it expected — $480 million more, or 8.7 percent above Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget predictions. Chiang
Read MoreBest put-down by LAO
I always enjoy Legislative Analyst’s Office reports, which tend to be well-researched, well-written, fair and professional. But now I give the LAO new kudos — for writing one of the best put-downs I’ve read in a while. This is from
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Census pushing Dems to 2/3 majority
March 11, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The most important political event in California this year might not be the races for governor or U.S. Senator, or the ballot initiatives in June and November. It might be the envelope that drops
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Who’s running the Delta Stewardship Council?
By KATY GRIMES With the five major component bills of the 2009 water package representing a massive undertaking for the State of California, it appears that the Delta Stewardship Council — which will oversee the whole deal — has become operational
Read MoreCalifornian Utopia turns into Dante’s Inferno
Mar. 10, 2010 Inferno, the first part of the famous 14th century epic poem Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri, tells of a man’s journey through Hell toward faith. Along the way, Dante sees the uncommitted souls of the people
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