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Jul 6, 2009 11:20 am US/Pacific

Schwarzenegger Pushes For Reforms In Budget Talks

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― 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.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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