Archive for June 24th, 2016

The Orange County Register: Hot-button initiatives fill November ballot

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  • Posted June 24, 2016 at 10:21 am

Ballot Measures

By Martin Wisckol / Staff Columnist
June 23, 2016

A list of 20 or so ballot measures can turn into a mind-numbing journey to obscure corners of government financing and bureaucracy.

Not this time.

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Filed under: Elections, In the News, Politics, State of California

The Sacramento Bee: Fixing California’s bad highways ensnarled in political gridlock

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  • Posted at 10:14 am

Dan Walters

By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
June 23, 2016 – 4:24 PM

  • Gov. Brown wants to raise taxes for more repairs
  • However, public is opposed to paying more at pump
  • Republicans demanding CEQA reforms

California’s highways are in bad shape and getting worse every day, with a backlog of deferred maintenance totaling tens of billions of dollars.

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Filed under: Budget, Democrats, Finance, In the News, State Assembly, State Senate, Transportation