<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Tom Verdin's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://ap-21487.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:40:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:20:16 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Schwarzenegger gives full support to health reform</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged California's full support Thursday for national health care reform, throwing the weight of one of the nation's most prominent Republicans behind an overhaul that caused a deep political divide and prompted at least 18 states to file legal challenges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4220991-schwarzenegger-gives-full-support-to-health-reform</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4220991-schwarzenegger-gives-full-support-to-health-reform</guid><category>us</category><category>health-care</category><category>care</category><category>schwarzenegger</category><category>arnold-schwarzenegger</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:57:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1b80cda8-aa9e-4def-8c70-ae4f7acee3b1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1b80cda8-aa9e-4def-8c70-ae4f7acee3b1.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stops to talk with a reporter after an appearance in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 29, 2010. Earlier Thursday, Schwarzenegger said he would support national health care reform, saying it was time to set politics aside and start implementing the new law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d7205eaf-89f8-4076-9a01-40a8db19f548.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="509" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d7205eaf-89f8-4076-9a01-40a8db19f548.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pauses to talk with a reporter after an appearance in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 29, 2010. Earlier Thursday, Schwarzenegger said he would support national health care reform, saying it was time to set politics aside and start implementing the new law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Calif. watchdog: Historic reviews slow stimulus</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of construction projects funded with federal stimulus money are being delayed in California because the office that oversees historic preservation is overwhelmed with applications, the state's stimulus watchdog said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3716601-calif-watchdog-historic-reviews-slow-stimulus</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3716601-calif-watchdog-historic-reviews-slow-stimulus</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>historic</category><category>calif</category><category>reviews</category><category>stimulus</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:10:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Court rules against Schwarzenegger furlough orders</title>
<description><![CDATA[A California judge on Thursday ruled that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had abused his discretion in ordering furloughs of state workers, dealing a blow to the administration's efforts to cope with the state's ongoing fiscal crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/31/3702037-court-rules-against-schwarzenegger-furlough-orders</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/31/3702037-court-rules-against-schwarzenegger-furlough-orders</guid><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>california</category><category>arnold-schwarzenegger</category><category>us-news</category><category>furloughs</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jan 2010 01:30:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Makeup of Calif. GOP lags state's ethnic diversity</title>
<description><![CDATA[The California Republican Party has failed to keep pace with the state's evolving demographics over the past 30 years, signaling further trouble for a party that has been slipping in popularity, according to a poll released Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/04/3116093-makeup-of-calif-gop-lags-states-ethnic-diversity</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/04/3116093-makeup-of-calif-gop-lags-states-ethnic-diversity</guid><category>us</category><category>poll</category><category>california</category><category>voters</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-republican-party</category><category>field-poll</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:01:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Meltdown 101: California's budgetary troubles</title>
<description><![CDATA[California's budget shortfall isn't just an abstract problem involving some out-of-whack numbers. It's a serious crisis that's threatening to hurt people in the wallet &#8212; in July alone, the state is talking about handing out $3 billion in IOUs to everyone from contractors to welfare recipients.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Verdin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/30/2985075-meltdown-101-californias-budgetary-troubles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/30/2985075-meltdown-101-californias-budgetary-troubles</guid><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>california</category><category>us-news</category><category>101</category><category>meltdown</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:08:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Calif. Legislature approves new compromise budget</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bringing an end to the state's longest-ever budget fight, California lawmakers approved changes to their $143 billion spending plan and gave in to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's demands for a more robust rainy day fund.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Lin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Judy Lin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1866482-calif-legislature-approves-new-compromise-budget</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1866482-calif-legislature-approves-new-compromise-budget</guid><category>business</category><category>budget</category><category>california</category><category>arnold-schwarzenegger</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-legislature</category><category>california-budget</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:31:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/25b82167-c767-46ce-8c97-11aec83fc2a9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="346" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/25b82167-c767-46ce-8c97-11aec83fc2a9.jpg" width="120" height="104" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;State Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, yawns during the late night debate over the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  Lawmakers worked late into the night trying to reach a compromise in the two-month-old budge stalemate.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1c5b421a-6488-4fcd-8926-0291efa1da25.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="327" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1c5b421a-6488-4fcd-8926-0291efa1da25.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gestures while discussing his decision to veto a state budget plan that was approved by the Legislature, during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Schwarzenegger said that the budget passed hours earlier failed to meet his reform demands and solve California's persistent fiscal problems.  (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c6e01b98-1628-4f70-87d9-c171166a56d6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="347" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c6e01b98-1628-4f70-87d9-c171166a56d6.jpg" width="120" height="104" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Assemblyman Gene Mullin, D-South San Francisco, grimaces as he looks over one of the budget papers at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  Lawmakers worked late into the night in an attempt to end the two-month-old budget stalemate.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ff25625e-a844-43da-ae02-f06e525360fb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="460" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ff25625e-a844-43da-ae02-f06e525360fb.jpg" width="120" height="138" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks to the crowd at a budget rally as Mayor Alan Autry looks on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 in Fresno, Calif. The state's political dysfunction reached a new low this week with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowing the first veto of a California budget in modern history. The spat goes beyond the numbers; it's about what may be the governor's last chance to hammer out a fiscal legacy. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2963f2c8-e304-4a93-9f08-45a8d4d75912.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="397" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2963f2c8-e304-4a93-9f08-45a8d4d75912.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about the tentative budget agreement with the legislature during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/64b64b55-1b7b-481e-99c0-9b32010b9b70.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="358" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/64b64b55-1b7b-481e-99c0-9b32010b9b70.jpg" width="120" height="108" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about the tentative budget agreement with the legislature during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>
