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Environmental Defense Fund
California Budget Deal Puts Economy, Environment and Public Health at Greater Risk
March 8th, 2009
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today called for reforms to prevent a minority of legislators acting on behalf of special business interests from demanding policy changes that are irrelevant to the budget process resulting in lengthy, painful and costly delays. One possible solution to prevent costly budget stalemates is repealing California's unique status as one of only three states requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote to pass a budget. Early Thursday, California legislators ended a three-months-long stalemate and passed a budget that included GOP demands to weaken laws that protect Californians from pollution. The budget stalemate also brought massive public...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-03-08)
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