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  • Governor makes full use of ballot box

    06/08/2005 7:51:04 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 8 replies · 396+ views
    Contra Costa Times ^ | Jun. 08, 2005 | Kate Folmar and Andrew LaMar
    SACRAMENTO - No one uses California's initiative process quite like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who swept into office through the recall election and promptly embarked on a perpetual ballot box campaign. Born nearly a century ago as a populist tool to break the railroad industry's grip on the Legislature, initiatives have morphed into a billion-dollar industry over the past decade. Since 2003, Schwarzenegger has relied on ballot measures to burnish his bipartisan sheen while campaigning with Democrats on bond and balanced budget measures, pushed an initiative to cajole lawmakers into rewriting the rules governing workers' compensation, and helped defeat gambling initiatives,...