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  • Schwarzenegger 'collectinated,' but Calif. still gives more

    11/14/2004 8:17:20 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 246+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 11/14/04 | Erica Werner - AP
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned on a promise to get so much federal money for California he'd be known as the Collectinator. He pledged to secure more than $50 billion to correct California's "donor state" status that has residents paying more in federal taxes than they get in federal programs. A year later, Schwarzenegger hasn't delivered on the most extravagant of his campaign trail promises - most likely no governor could. The federal treasury remains in debt to California, and the $50 billion Schwarzenegger promised is nowhere in sight. But while Democrats say Schwarzenegger should have done more,...
  • For California, nothing extra in the president's proposal

    02/03/2004 8:21:26 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 170+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 2/2/04 | David Whitney
    <p>WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's proposed $2.4 trillion budget includes basically flat funding for California next year, suggesting that the White House has no plans to deliver the $350 million Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had assumed might be available from Washington to help with the state's towering budget mess.</p>