Posted by Victoria Rome in Curbing Pollution , U.S. Law and Policy
When pushing up against a deadline, do you feel more productive? There's something about human nature that causes us to submit a work product at 11:59 to meet a midnight deadline. The California legislature is no different. After going through...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in U.S. Law and Policy
During a recent family vacation in Colorado, I relished the absence of daily news about California's budget woes. It was a welcome reprieve to spend a week recreating, visiting with family and friends, and forgetting the budget deficit and California...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in Health and the Environment
Governor Schwarzenegger delivered his "State of the State" address yesterday and his speech was focused, appropriately so, on California's budget crisis. He offered few details about where he and the legislative leaders are with their negotiations, but we know from...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in Health and the Environment
UPDATE: Yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger held a press conference along a stretch of freeway that he claims is affected by the budget crisis and lack of resolution between the Governor and Legislature. He failed to mention, however, that he just vetoed a...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in Curbing Pollution
My son Evan likes to watch Batman movies. We particularly enjoyed seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of Mr. Freeze in Batman and Robin. These days, though, I liken Schwarzenegger more to Two-Face from Batman Forever. One face is the...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in U.S. Law and Policy
California's budget deficit is bad and getting worse as revenues decline along with the sagging economy. The urgency of the situation requires consideration of both spending cuts and new revenues. But it's hard to understand how Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in U.S. Law and Policy
California voters face a dizzying array of 12 state initiatives this November in addition to regional and local measures that may be on the ballot. The state initiatives cover a wide-range of issues from energy policy to animal confinement...continued→
Posted by Victoria Rome in Curbing Pollution
My son Evan is four years old and has asthma. When he has an attack he coughs uncontrollably to the point where he can't catch his breath. We then pump steroids into Evan's lungs until he can breathe again. That's...continued→
