As he prepares for his second term, the governor said projects to store and move water must be a priority in the state's next set of public-works bonds.Schwarzenegger hailed voters' passage last month of $42 billion in bonds to rebuild roads, schools and other public facilities. He told the Farm Bureau gathering that he will insist that water facilities be a priority in future bond measures.
"Even though I want more infrastructure and to have more bonds approved, it would never happen unless above-the-ground water storage is part of this package and unless we also have conveyance," Schwarzenegger said.
The governor said he will work to continue a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in Sacramento after what he called one of the most successful legislative years in decades.
"In the Capitol there is a great mood with Democrats and Republicans," he said. "I think we will do a good job of following through and continuing this kind of bipartisan cooperation and getting things done."
The Sac Bee had this earlier as well..
Perata unveils health plan
http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/91353.html
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Perata said the plan would cost between $5 billion and $7 billion in funds raised from businesses and employees. It would not require new state spending, he said.
"The governor himself has declared 2007 the year for health care," Perata said. "He sees it as I do: A once-in-a-generation opportunity to do something significant, important, and long-lasting."
Schwarzenegger, in a statement, said he welcomed Perata's plan.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus