Wildfire costs straining Calif. firefighting budget; Schwarzenegger seeks federal helpSeptember 1st, 2009 Cost to fight wildfires adds up quickly for Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The costs to fight the wildfires raging through California are adding up quickly for the cash-strapped state.
Democratic leader says he will sue Schwarzenegger over line-item budget vetoesAugust 8th, 2009 Calif. lawmaker to sue Schwarzenegger over vetoesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of California's top lawmakers said Friday he will file a lawsuit next week against Gov.
Gov. Schwarzenegger, wife applaud pardon of Calif journalists, wish them safe returnAugust 4th, 2009 Schwarzenegger applauds pardon of 2 journalistsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is applauding the pardon of two California journalists sentenced to 12 years of labor in prison in North Korea.
Schwarzenegger inks budget, ends California cash crisisJuly 29th, 2009 SACRAMENTO - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off on the state's $84.6-billion budget Tuesday, ending a months-long cash crisis that forced the most populous US state to issue vendors IOU notes instead of payments. The former action-movie star used his veto powers to lop almost $500 million extra from the budget that had already been slashed by $15 billion to balance the books following a precipitous drop in state tax revenues.
Schwarzenegger's California budget draws critics from DemocratsJuly 29th, 2009 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a revised $85 billion budget and targeted welfare for deeper cuts, prompting threats from Democratic lawmakers to block his political agenda during his final months in office."This kind of game playing by the governor doesn't bode well for success in terms of water, corrections, pensions or any of the other items that he is looking to in order to build some kind of real legacy," Assembly Speaker Karen Bass said in a statement Tuesday after the Republican governor announced his vetoes.
Schwarzenegger vetoes child welfare, Healthy Families spending as he signs $85B Calif. budgetJuly 28th, 2009 Schwarzenegger signs budget with more welfare cutsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a revised $85 billion budget Tuesday that he said contained "the good, the bad and the ugly," including additional cuts to child welfare programs, health care for the poor and AIDS prevention efforts.
Schwarzenegger likely to cut health, welfare further in signing revised Calif. budgetJuly 27th, 2009 More cuts expected as Schwarzenegger eyes budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Human services advocates say more cuts to health and welfare programs are likely this week when Gov.
Schwarzenegger addresses woes of Calif. budget cuts with giant knife in online video messageJuly 23rd, 2009 Schwarzenegger addresses budget cuts with knifeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — When a tall, muscular man wields a 2-foot-long knife on-camera, it's usually not for a thank-you video.
Legislative leaders, Gov. Schwarzenegger set to discuss final details on California's budgetJuly 19th, 2009 Calif. lawmakers, Schwarzenegger to discuss budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials are set for talks they hope will iron out the final details to closing the state's $26.3 billion budget deficit.
Schwarzenegger warns state employee unions of 2,000 more layoffs in Calif. budget crunchJuly 14th, 2009 Schwarzenegger warns of more layoffs in Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told state employee unions Tuesday his administration was preparing to cut another 2,000 state jobs to deal with California's $26.3 billion budget deficit.
Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency in California, orders offices closed 3 days a monthJuly 1st, 2009 Schwarzenegger declares Calif. fiscal emergencySACRAMENTO — Gov.
Compromise over California budget deficit remains elusive with IOUs just days awayJune 29th, 2009 Calif. Senate OKs budget headed for certain vetoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate has approved a Democratic budget that faces a certain veto from Republican Gov.
Schwarzenegger to address lawmakers, will ask them for quick deal to solve $24B shortfallJune 2nd, 2009 Schwarzenegger to appeal for quick budget dealSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov.
Schwarzenegger says next year's budget deficit is $15B; will climb if voters reject measuresMay 12th, 2009 Schwarzenegger: Next year's deficit climbs to $15BSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is warning that California faces a $15.4 billion budget deficit in the coming fiscal year, nearly double the previous estimate.
Schwarzenegger says he might be back in new 'Terminator' film, but without new footageApril 23rd, 2009 Schwarzenegger says his 'Terminator' might be backSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arnold Schwarzenegger might be back as the Terminator after all, despite his day job as California governor.
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