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Will California Ever Get a Budget?
This year’s legislative session is about to come to an end, and lobbyists are packing state capitol hallways. Frantic legislators are amending old bills with new language, which will be voted on even though it’s never been read. Meantime, the State Budget has not been passed, and it may not be until after Governor Schwarzenegger leaves office next year. Also, the parking lots of the future. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, more mudslinging on the Road to November.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThis year’s legislative session is about to come to an end, and lobbyists are packing state capitol hallways. Frantic legislators are amending old bills with new language, which will be voted on even though it’s never been read. Meantime, the State Budget has not been passed, and it may not be until after Governor Schwarzenegger leaves office next year. Also, the parking lots of the future. On our rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, even in what's called this "summer of discontent," yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Florida and Alaska were especially nasty. We ask what the results could mean for November.
Banner image: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses the budget, August 24, 2010.
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3 storiesWill California Ever Get a Budget?
This year's legislative session is about to come to an end, with the state budget two months overdue and likely to remain so. Governor Schwarzenegger has already said it may have to wait until his successor is sworn in next year.
Read the story19 minHigh-Tech Parking Meters Heading to Downtown LA
Drivers cruising for parking spaces make up 30% of urban traffic and a lot of pollution. The City of LA wants to take the hassle out, with sensors laid in the pavement as part of an electronic system that guides drivers to open spaces. Amir Sadadi is Assistant General Manager for the Department of Transportation.
Read the story7 minElection Results: Did Insurgents Upend the Establishment?
Every state has its own political dynamic, but yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Alaska and Florida were billed "as a test to see whether the political establishment of either party could hold its own in this summer of America's discontent." That's according to Carl Cannon, executive editor of PoliticsDaily.com .
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