september, 1, 2003 archives
budgeting at the ballot box
michael hiltzik of the los angeles times writes about proposition 53 and the continued efforts to budget via state initiative in california. the ballot initiative, which will be on the october ballot along with the recall meshugas, would require that 3% of the state budget be used to finance the construction and upkeep of infrastructure projects (bridges, roads, parks, school buildings and hospitals).
why bustamante is unelectable
he called for regulation to treat the gasoline industry like a public utility.
