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California's largest utility said it plans to boost the amount of solar power it buys from residents and businesses as the state pushes for wider use of alternative energy. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger predicted that Monday's proposal by San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co. would open the way for more companies and homeowners to install rooftop panels to generate power. Schwarzenegger last month ordered utilities to get a third of their power from renewable sources by 2020, the most... Read Full Story
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called 16 special sessions since he took office in 2003, the most of any governor in state history. Three of those are ongoing. Here is a look at the special sessions he has called each year and the results. 2003 Special sessions: Three, on balancing the budget, workers' compensation reform and repealing a law that allowed illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. Result: The governor signed legislation related to all three issues. 2004 No special... Read Full Story
A California state lawmaker who heckled Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a recent event in San Francisco has found two messages in a veto letter from the governor. One is the veto message itself. The other is a common four-letter vulgarity followed by the letters y-o-u. The second message is visible by stringing together the first letter of each line down the left-hand margin. Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear called the embedded message a coincidence. The letter was sent to Democratic... Read Full Story
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo , Hot Bodies , Arnold Schwarzenegger With the California unemployment rate at a record high, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the gym in Copenhagen on Wednesday.At least the 62-year-old is still able to pump up something. See Also Arnold Schwarzenegger: I'll Be Back Taxes ..
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's finance director is stepping down after four years, leaving the administration to fill a key vacancy as the state faces what is expected to be another multibillion dollar deficit. Finance Director Mike Genest announced Monday he would retire after the governor finds a replacement. The governor's office has not decided on a timeline for identifying a successor. Finance Department spokesman H.D. Palmer said Genest was leaving voluntarily but has yet to decide his... Read Full Story
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger voiced support for President Barack Obama's health care drive Tuesday, calling on Republicans to back efforts to reform the system. Schwarzenegger, a Republican who has repeatedly emphasized the need for a bipartisan approach, said he agreed with Obama's efforts to overhaul health care. "Our principal goals -- slowing the growth in costs, enhancing the quality of care delivered, improving the lives of individuals, and helping to ensure a strong... Read Full Story
Sarah Palin responded to bankrupt California Governor Schwarzenegger after his attacks yesterday from the freezing cold global junk science conference in Copenhagen. From her Facebook page: Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies in Copenhagen that have helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? Perhaps he will recall that I live in our nation’s only Arctic state and that I was among the first governors to create a Read Full Story
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to veto hundreds of bills unless lawmakers agree on a comprehensive fix for the state's aging water system. Overhauling California's decades-old water system has long been a priority for Schwarzenegger, but Democrats and Republicans have not been able to find enough common ground to forge a long-term solution. In a speech Thursday in San Francisco, Schwarzenegger said he made it clear to lawmakers that he "will veto a lot of their legislation" if... Read Full Story
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is having trouble selling his latest act to California voters. A Field Poll released Tuesday finds the Republican governor with his lowest approval rating ever. Just 27 percent of voters approve of his performance, while 65 percent disapprove. The governor's esteem has been slipping since December 2007, when he enjoyed an approval rating of 60 percent. His highest ratings came in 2004, his first full year in office. Schwarzenegger's latest mark is the second lowest... Read Full Story
California is removing a legal ban on using the results of student achievement tests to evaluate teachers, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill lifts a barrier that prevented California from applying for $4.5 billion under the federal Race to the Top program. Schwarzenegger says more legislation is needed beyond the bill he signed Sunday. He has called lawmakers back into special session this fall. California still has to qualify for the federal money in... Read Full Story
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