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August 18, 2010
Op-ed: Require the budget to be for two years

In an opinion piece published today by The Sacramento Bee, Democrat Bob Hertzberg and Republican Mike Genest urge the Legislature to pass comprehensive budget reform modeled after the California Forward 2010 Reform Principles.

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Tags: 2010 Reform Plan, comprehensive fiscal reform, Bob Hertzberg, Mike Genest, Sacramento Bee
August 16, 2010
News > Fwd: Week of August 16

Over a month and a half past the constitutional deadline to enact a budget, only $4 billion is separating Republicans and Democrats in their negotiations. Only.

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Tags: news, budget, Dan Walters, tax reform, Gov. Schwarzenegger, John Laird, President Barack Obama, Abel Maldonado, Rainy Day Fund, Prop 23, California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
August 13, 2010
News < Re: Week of August 9

$2,190,870,000.00

That's the amount in unpaid bills the state will accrue if it does not enact a budget by the end of this month.

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Tags: news re, budget, Dennis Hollingsworth, Bob Dutton, John Chiang, Dan Walters, tax reform, Gov. Schwarzenegger, 2010 Reform Plan, furloughs, nonrecurring revenue, City of Bell, redistricting reform, campaign disclosure, Dan Schnur, independent expenditures
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Speak Up for California

A statewide conversation among diverse Californians interested in identifying a shared vision for California’s future and what it will take to reach it together.

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Reform in 2010

Fundamental reform to make California's government work again...

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Report: Primary Process Reform

According to a new report published by California Forward, a non-partisan “top two” primary system would likely boost turnout of independent voters as well as voters registered with particular parties.

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