Which Way, L.A.?
Taxes and Spending, from Washington to Sacramento
A debate on LA’s solar energy plan. Is Measure B good government or bad politics? Plus, an update on the state budget and, on our rebroadcast of To the Point, a $789 billion stimulus package is likely to pass the House and Senate. What's in the bill? Did Republicans force enough compromises to tarnish a victory for President Obama?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenFour legislative leaders and one governor have a deal on the state budget. Will the rest of the lawmakers go along? We have that story and a debate on Measure B, solar energy, on next month's Los Angeles City ballot. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a $789 billion stimulus package is likely to pass the House and the Senate. We look at what's in the bill and what's not. Did Republicans force enough compromises to tarnish a victory for President Obama?
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3 storiesUpdate on the State Budget
After weeks of secret "Big 5" meetings between Governor Schwarzenegger and four legislative leaders, details of a budget package have leaked out. But there's no guarantee that the Assembly or Senate will provide enough votes for passage. Kevin Yamamura reports from the Capitol for the Sacramento Bee .
Read the story26 minHouse and Senate Agree on Stimulus Package
Despite all their differences over the stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate reached a $789 billion compromise in a little over one day. Though President Obama calls the stimulus package “enormous” in “scope and scale,” it would likely create or save fewer jobs, afford less aid to the states and schools and…
Read the story10 minMeasure B: Solar Power
Nobody disagrees that solar power should be developed -- the sooner the better, but there's a major debate about Measure B on the March 3 ballot for the City of Los Angeles. It calls for 400 megawatts of solar power by 2014, installed, operated and maintained by the city-owned Department of Water and Power .
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