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Little Political Fallout from a Terrible Budget
Toll lanes are coming to LA freeways, and a rising star in San Bernardino politics takes a fall. Also, who looks worse in the budget debacle, the Republicans or the Democrats? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama wants "affordable quality care."
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenCarpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways in Los Angeles are about to become toll lanes with congestion-pricing. A Republican mover and shaker faces nine felony charges in San Bernardino County. And which party looks worse in the budget deal? Will there be any accountability? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama wants "affordable quality care." Opponents decry "socialized medicine." Is the debate being framed by slogans rather than substance? Did the Cambridge police act "stupidly" when they arrested a black professor?
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4 storiesHealthcare Reform and Race Relations
President Obama's been criticized for taking on too many issues all at the same time. He began last night's opening statement by saying that health-insurance reform fits into his broader economic strategy.
Read the story27 minLA Carpool Lanes to Take a Toll
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has voted unanimously to open carpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways to solo drivers willing to pay tolls, 25¢ a mile when traffic is light and $1.40 during rush hours. Dan Weikel reports for the LA Times .
Read the story4 minLittle Political Fallout from a Terrible Budget
The Legislature is getting ready to vote on 28 bills running to hundreds of pages, this week’s $26 billion budget compromise. Nobody likes it, and many claim all it will do is kick the can down the road. But which party has come out looking worse?
Read the story15 minCorruption inside San Bernardino's GOP Machine
Six months ago, San Bernardino’s elected County Assessor Bill Postmus was arrested on drug charges. Former colleagues on the Board of Supervisors pressured him to resign. Today he was arraigned in court on ten counts of drug possession, grand theft, perjury and misappropriation of public funds.
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