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Schwarzenegger's budget cuts exceeded constitutional powers, lawmakers' counsel says

Source: The Tribune

San Francisco : CA : USA | 3 months ago

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Schwarzenegger drew fire from Democrats after he used his line-item veto authority to slice spending to health, welfare and other programs, going beyond the cuts that were part of a budget deal he struck just days earlier with legislative leaders. A spokesman for the governor said Schwarzenegger...

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Counsel calls governor's budget cuts illegal

News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 3 months ago

But questions arose over whether he could legally make deeper cuts with that line-item veto. Schwarzenegger's officials have said the governor's actions were well within legal bounds. But the legislative counsel, a team of attorneys who advise state...
Schwarzenegger's budget cuts exceeded constitutional powers, lawmakers' ...

News Source: The Tribune | 3 months ago

Schwarzenegger drew fire from Democrats after he used his line-item veto authority to slice spending to health, welfare and other programs, going beyond the cuts that were part of a budget deal he struck just days earlier with legislative leaders. A...