[Originally Posted at NorCal Politics, November 9, 2005]
Well, that’s a victory for California: we nixed the first six. And the last two, which is only moderately unfortunate. I’d like to think we did our small part here at NorCal Politics. The returns are below the fold. Governor Schwarzenegger’s power grab got a serious smackdown. In fact, of his Propositions, the Proposition that lost by the largest margin (Prop 76) is the Proposition that was most closely tied to his office. I don’t think that’s a coincidence
Now that this election is over, NorCal Politics will be doing some administrative work for a couple weeks, but there should also be ongoing posting on various topics of interest, including the iniatives that are underway for the 2006 ballot, various primary races, and whatever else comes up.
Continue reading [From NCP] Victory →
Governator Schwarzenegger released his revised budget today:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today offered a $131.1 billion revised California budget for the 2006-07 fiscal year that includes $7.5 billion in new spending since January and promises to knock down the state deficit to $2.5 billion — an 80 percent reduction from the estimated shortfall his Department of Finance projected three years ago.
“Today, I am a happy governor,” Schwarzenegger said, in unveiling the new budget numbers that boasted $2.8 billion to “fully fund” schools in the next fiscal year.
The proposed school funding increase was part of a lawsuit settlement announced earlier this week that will restore $5 billion in K-1[2 sic] education through fiscal 2013-14. (SacBee 5/12/06)
I am a happy governor…uhh..I think this is exactly what happened to Gray Davis? No? Well, we’ll see how well it works for the Governator. He’s making his best effort to buy an easy budgeting process. He needs an easy budget process this year. A smooth government process clearly favors the Governator.
Will it go smoothly…uh, this is Sacramento, that seems far from likely
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