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		<title>State budget reform initiative unveiled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initiative petitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce McPherson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sunne Wright McPeak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The California Forward Action Fund, a state fiscal reform group, has submitted a ballot measure that would substantially alter the state and local government budget process. The Government Performance and Accountability Act would mandate the adoption of two-year budgets, five-year reviews of every program and the identification of the source of the money for new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown squashes DeSaulnier&#8217;s initiative reform bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California Legislature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initiative petitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california initiative reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark DeSaulnier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier,  D-Concord, is displeased with Gov. Jerry Brown&#8217;s veto of a bill that would have forced the paid signature gatherers in front of local grocery and discount stores to disclose the fact to the public. Senate Bill 448 would have required individuals who are paid to circulate an initiative, referendum, or recall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition fatigue? Know your rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiative petitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Secretary of State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Bowen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Debra Bowen sent out this helpful set of tips when it comes to navigating the petition signature-gathering cadre outside your local grocery or Target store: Feeling Petition Pressure? Know Your Rights When Deciding to Sign SACRAMENTO – With 80 initiative proposals currently circulating throughout California, Secretary of State Debra Bowen today reminded [...]]]></description>
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