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Who are the "reformers" of State government?
"At a hearing Tuesday in the Improving the State Committee, the new bipartisan group, California Forward, made another heartfelt appeal to legislators for support of what is supposed to be something everyone can believe in: Higher taxes and abolishment of the two-thirds vote required for raising taxes."
Who is "California Forward"?
"Bipartisan involvement seems limited. Assemblyman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, is extensively quoted on the California Forward Web site, but makes it clear that he supports more local government support. Republican Bruce McPherson, former Secretary of State, spoke at the Tuesday hearing complaining about Californias broken budget system. However, McPherson is described in his California Forward bio as a moderate and nonpartisan office holder hardly representative of a party-line Republican.
Democrat and former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo is on the list of consultants, as is fellow Democrat and former Gary Hart campaign manager Steven Weiss, and Ryan Rauzon is the former deputy press secretary to Democratic Assembly Speakers Hertzberg and Herb Wesson. On the staff is Zabrea Valentine, former aid to Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, and National Democratic Institute employee. Sunne Wright McPeak, a Democrat, is the former state secretary of business and is listed as part of the California Forward leadership team. Robert Balgenorth is president of the California AFL-CIO State Building and Construction Trades Council and is the number three man on the leadership team, as is Bill Hauck, former chief of staff for Gov. Pete Wilson."
This is a Leftist pro-tax organization--a Democrat organization with a couple of GOP sheep.
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"At a hearing Tuesday in the Improving the State Committee, the new bipartisan group, California Forward, made another heartfelt appeal to legislators for support of what is supposed to be something everyone can believe in: Higher taxes and abolishment of the two-thirds vote required for raising taxes."
Who is "California Forward"?
"Bipartisan involvement seems limited. Assemblyman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, is extensively quoted on the California Forward Web site, but makes it clear that he supports more local government support. Republican Bruce McPherson, former Secretary of State, spoke at the Tuesday hearing complaining about Californias broken budget system. However, McPherson is described in his California Forward bio as a moderate and nonpartisan office holder hardly representative of a party-line Republican.
Democrat and former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo is on the list of consultants, as is fellow Democrat and former Gary Hart campaign manager Steven Weiss, and Ryan Rauzon is the former deputy press secretary to Democratic Assembly Speakers Hertzberg and Herb Wesson. On the staff is Zabrea Valentine, former aid to Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, and National Democratic Institute employee. Sunne Wright McPeak, a Democrat, is the former state secretary of business and is listed as part of the California Forward leadership team. Robert Balgenorth is president of the California AFL-CIO State Building and Construction Trades Council and is the number three man on the leadership team, as is Bill Hauck, former chief of staff for Gov. Pete Wilson."
This is a Leftist pro-tax organization--a Democrat organization with a couple of GOP sheep.
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