CA: Money seals the deal between Schwarzenegger and CTA

SFGate.com ^ | 3/25/09 | John Wildermuth

[NormsRevenge]

In the movies, the hero often signs off on a major agreement by slashing his hand or thumb and sharing blood with his new partner. In politics, it's a lot less messy, since the partners just share money.

Over the weekend, the California Teachers Association agreed to back all six of the budget measures on the May 19 special election ballot. It's a move that likely drew a deep sigh of relief from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...

The deal was sealed Monday when the CTA gave $47,500 to Budget Reform Now, the Schwarzenegger-backed group leading the campaign effort. On that same day, Budget Reform Now turned around and gave $31,150 to Repay Our Schools, the CTA-sponsored group that will run a campaign for Prop. 1B, which says the state will repay the schools for the $9.3 billion in guaranteed money that was stripped from them ...

.. another boost when group calling itself "Californians for Modernization" organized to back Prop. 1C, which allows the state to borrow $5 billion against future state lottery revenues.

...the group behind the group is GTech Corp., the Rhode Island company that provides all the equipment for the state lottery and will do any "modernization." ..

[NormsRevenge]

Special interests continue to destroy this state for no other purpose than to advance their agenda.

[NormsRevenge]

CTA locked arm in arm with the Gubinator on 6 Props.

Ping

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So now the lottery is an income source for the teachers>>>?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

GTECH Corporation

[Cheetahcat]

Great the Communist teachers union now has a voice in Government.

[edcoil]

The teachers union and Arnold the Fool are only supporting those props that increase taxes, government and burden on the taxpayers.

Nothing new here.

[stylin19a]

The deal was sealed Monday when the CTA gave $47,500 to Budget Reform Now, the Schwarzenegger-backed group leading the campaign effort. On that same day, Budget Reform Now turned around and gave $31,150 to Repay Our Schools, the CTA-sponsored group that will run a campaign for Prop. 1B, which says the state will repay the schools for the $9.3 billion in guaranteed money that was stripped from them ...

That made my head spin all the way around.

[SoldierDad]

CTA backing huge tax increases being proposed by a RINO Gov - Now, there's a surprise!!! Well, at least I now know what way to vote on the May 19 ballot - HELL NO!!! (not that my vote will count in this socialistic state.

[calcowgirl]

A year ago, Arnold told us the Lottery could be sold for $15 - $20 billion dollars.
With the struggling economy and budget deficit, he’s now willing to give it to his buddies on-the-cheap for $5 billion.

How about we just fire the whole lot of incompetents running the thing and turn it into a revenue generating machine?

[calcowgirl]

Linking to the 2007 McClintock article (when the proposal to sell the lottery for $15 billion was tossed around):

Tom McClintock: Selling off lottery would be bad deal

And an interesting tidbit from the SacBee, also from 2007 (link dead, but from this post):

The state Assembly will hire the non-profit run by former junk bond king Michael Milken to review Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to sell or lease the California Lottery, Speaker Fabian Núñez said Thursday.

“It’s critical to get an independent assessment of any possible sale or lease of the lottery,” Núñez said in a statement. “Michael Milken and the Milken Institute have a sterling international reputation for their work, and the people of California will benefit greatly from their review of this project.”