Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:00 am on Jun 09, 2006 Comments Off on Budget Buster: Healthcare for the children of criminals? Arnold: DiFi wants you gone in November!
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HEALTHCARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF CRIMINALS?
There is no doubt that the budget process in Sacramento is all
messed up. When I was in Sacramento this week, I expected to
find an institution filled with lots of hearings and activity
surrounding the important public work of reviewing the Governor’s
proposed budget, and making observations, proposing changes,
etcetera. Of course, with Democrats controlling both houses,
I was sure that my blood would boil at most of their
tinkering.
That said, what I found was a lot of NOTHING going on, relative
to legislators and the budget. A visit with Senator Tom
McClintock was helpful as "Professor Tom" tutored me on how the
budget process has really become a streamlined process, that jumps
from what was the beginning of a budget process (subcommittee
hearings) all of the way to, in essence, a final vote on a
‘conference committee report’ that is really a vote on a package
negotiated by the "Big 5" (Governor, and the four top legislative
leaders). Of course, this… Read More