Schwarzenegger Administration (Again) Using State Resources for Republican Political Agenda

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The taxpayer-paid state office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a copy of a Republican Party blog penned entry by controversial CRP Chairman and Grover Norquist/Jack Abramhoff associate Ron Nehring attacking Democrats for their health care plans -- a move some say violates a state ban on using public resources for political purposes.
 
The Schwarzenegger Press Office sent an "In Case You Missed it Memo" to reporters with a headline "Governor Schwarzenegger vs. The Left on Health Care." The partisan blog equates Democratic health care proposals with those of East Germany. Using taxpayer dollars to circulate GOP party material is widely considered to be illegal; typically the "In Case You Missed It" pieces are copies of articles and editorials in the press that favor Schwarzenegger, not partisan materials.
 
It's likely that an FPPC compliant will be filed over this apparent misuse of public resources; we'll provide details on that once it is filed.
 
This isn't the first time the Administration has crossed the line between official state business and campaign business. The Los Angeles Times and others heavily criticized full-time Administration staffers collecting paychecks from the campaign last year.

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