Capitol Alert
By Jim Miller
jmiller@sacbee.com
September 6, 2015
- Several tribal-state agreements in mid-2000’s included money for state
- Court decision deemed such payments illegal taxation
- Tribes happier with Jerry Brown than they were with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, beginning with the recall campaign and on through his two terms in office, repeatedly linked the state’s tribal casino business to state finances.