Jul 6, 2009 11:20 am US/Pacific
Schwarzenegger Pushes For Reforms In Budget Talks
SACRAMENTO (AP) ―
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses an audience in Fresno Thursday.
CBS
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was pushing for reforms to state programs that he said are fraudulent or wasteful as California faces a $26.3 billion deficit.
The governor was meeting with district attorneys on Monday to discuss California's in-home supportive services program, one of several he has targeted as wasteful.
Schwarzenegger wants changes to the in-home program and other health and welfare services as part of a budget-balancing deal with legislative leaders.
But Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, a Los Angeles Democrat, said the governor's push for reforms is holding up negotiations over closing the one-year shortfall.
Last week, California began issuing IOUs instead of payments to some vendors and Schwarzenegger ordered some 235,000 state employees to take a third day off a month without pay.
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