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  • CA: Reservoir debate emerges as sticking point in bond negotiations

    03/14/2006 6:04:36 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 160+ views
    AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/14/06 | Steve Lawrence - ap
    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders struggled Tuesday to agree on a record-setting public works bond package that could reach the June ballot, with what one lawmaker called "the diabolical politics of water" standing in the way. But negotiators were working on borrowed time. Last Friday was the secretary of state's official deadline for the Legislature to add proposals to the June 6 ballot, but lawmakers and administration officials said they could still make the ballot if they acted by Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, sent a letter Tuesday to Secretary of State Bruce McPherson asking him to...