Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to name Board of Equalization member Bill Leonard as secretary of the state Consumer Services Agency , spokesman Aaron McLear said. Leonard replaces Fred Aguiar , who left to become a deputy chief of staff to the governor
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The State Worker: Schwarzenegger likely to veto furlough bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is “likely to veto” a furlough exemption bill that sailed through the Assembly and Senate this afternoon, an administration spokesman told The State Worker just a few minutes ago
CHP improves on 911 call responses
Once-lagging dispatcher response times at the California Highway Patrol’s 911 call centers have significantly improved to the point where almost all of them now meet national standards. A Southern California Assembly member attributed the improvement to Gov.
RT facing major service cuts
Sacramento’s largest bus agency is about to get a whole lot smaller. Facing a fiscal emergency – a projected shortfall of $25 million this year and next – Sacramento Regional Transit will dramatically reduce bus and possibly light-rail service in June
Lawmakers send budget package to Schwarzenegger
Legislators approved a complex change to the state’s gas tax system today, in an effort to nibble away at California’s $20 billion budget deficit. On mostly party line votes, the Assembly and state Senate sent a measure to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would drop the 6 percent sales tax on gasoline at the pump, and replace it with an equivalent 17.3-cent-per-gallon excise tax
Capitol Alert: Schwarzenegger seeks to consolidate furlough cases
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the media as he speaks about non-partisanship Wednesday February 10, 2010. Gov
‘Day of Action’ packed with events to stop education cuts
In a statewide effort to convince the governor and state legislature to spare education from further budget cuts, teachers, students and administrators will stage a variety of protests and events.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Poizner launches ads
State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has started his first statewide television ad, portraying himself as the only conservative in the governor’s race.
Capitol Alert: Donors pay $303,550 for governor’s Middle East trip
The business-backed California State Protocol Foundation paid $303,550 for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to travel five days last November to Israel and Iraq, according to a gift disclosure form he filed today. While in Baghdad, Iraq, Schwarzenegger gave a speech, signed autographs and lifted weights with American troops
