by rbayne [courtesy of Calitics - Recommended]

by Randy Bayne
x-posted at The Bayne of Blog

In a desperate move to force Democrats to accept other draconian cuts, GOP leadership in the state legislature has threatened to slash $400 million from schools as part of the budget deadlock that will soon enter it's fourth week. A move that will go nowhere and only serves to further delay a budget agreement.

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Randy Bayne
THE BAYNE OF BLOG'S CALIFORNIA NOTES

That is the message the California Nurses Association and California School Employees Association would like to get out. There is only one problem, they are being ignored.

The prevailing attitude seems to be that if you just ignore SB 840 and the support it has among a majority of Californians, maybe it will just go away. Legislators aren't listening – with a few exceptions, the Governor has never listened – to the people, and the insurance industry can't hear us over the jingling of their outrageous profits. And, many legislators can't see us over the stacks of cash they receive from the insurance lobby.

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The campaign for the Term Limits and Legislative Reform Act has gotten off to a strong start at the Democratic Convention this weekend in San Diego, with our ranks growing quickly.
 
Just in recent weeks, the Congress of California Seniors, the California Teachers Association, the California State Building and Construction Trades Council, the California School Employees Association, SEIU 1000 and the Planning and Conservation League have officially joined our expanding coalition.
 
We’ve also launched our website, TermLimitsReform.com, for those who want to learn more about the initiative, to get involved and to stay informed through e-mail updates and more.