As I sit down (at midnight) to write the commentary for Saturday, I’m having a hard time caring about anything other than whether or not the L.A. Dodgers make it into post-season play, having just returned from a nail-biter at AT&T Park where the Dodgers eked out a 4-3 win to keep their post-season chances alive. But I think I’ll get a note from Jon Fleishman if I subject FR readers to a commentary analyzing my team’s chances of making to the playoffs. Back to the reality of state politics…
Today is the last day of bill signing for the governor. I’m sure his legislative staff has their bubbly on ice, since they’ve worked long and hard all year, especially in these last few weeks. Personally, I’m glad that bill signing is wrapping up, ending the guessing game about what action the Governor would take on what bill. But I’m afraid I have no sparkling wine chilling because there were too many bills signed this year that I would have like to see vetoed. But I cannot ignore the fact that the governor did use his veto pen to kill bad laws and rein in excessive spending. Here are a few examples:
–SB 1162 (Cedillo) would have allowed illegal immigrants to obtain
–A group of bills were vetoed yesterday that collectively would have resulted in additional $100 million in state spending.
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