Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Time running out on CA governor's ambitious legislative agenda

Time running out on CA governor's ambitious legislative agenda: "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitious plans to overhaul California's troubled health care system and solve the state's long-term water needs hit snags Tuesday, with one week left before the expected end of a special legislative session called to consider his agenda. The governor unveiled a revised health care plan that included leasing the state lottery to a private company to help pay for expanding coverage to uninsured residents and give a tax break to low- and middle-class families. But the proposed changes drew only a passive response from Democratic leaders, while consumer and labor groups said the plan does not do enough to protect the working poor from escalating costs."