Political will builds for major reform.(Fixing The System)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: August 18, 2003| Author: Fine, Howard | Copyright information

IT'S a refrain that's been heard over and over again, during the budget crisis and now in the recall campaign: California's political and government system is broken and in dire need of change.

A huge budget deficit, a gridlocked Legislature, an out-of-control workers' compensation system, the list goes on.

Now, as the recall campaign heats up, candidates from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Arianna Huffington are all saying they want to fix state government. In ann...

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