Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Archives

Walters: State Budget Will Take a Very Big Hit

May 3, 2020

A bit of fiscal history is in order. The Great Recession that hit California 13 years ago had a devastating effect on the state budget. Dan Walters Opinion General fund revenues — principally personal income taxes paid by affluent Californi...

Walters: The Pardon Power, for Good or Ill

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

January 27, 2020

The power of presidents and governors to overrule judges and juries by pardoning convicted felons or commuting their sentences is a vestige of ancient monarchial authority. As one history of the pardon power...

California’s Pension Debt Cannot Be Ignored

CalMatters

September 25, 2019

A decade ago, at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request, I supervised a graduate student team that performed a comprehensive analysis of public pensions in California. The goal was to calculate California’s pe...

In California, People Can Ensure Fair Elections. Let’s Get Started.

CalMatters

June 14, 2019

Headlines across the country have detailed Supreme Court actions regarding various state gerrymandering scandals, the politicizing the Census, and attempts by some states to create new ways to draw district lines after receiving 2020 Census data. Elaine...

Weekend Storm Brings Needed Moisture to Valley. Forecast Shows More on the Way.

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

Fresno County Asked for 38,000 COVID Vaccine Doses. It Got Just 8,000.

Schumer: Trump Impeachment Trial to Begin Week of Feb. 8

New COVID Protocol Means Valley Ambulances Might Not Take You to Emergency Room

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

US Should Return to Nuclear Deal, Says Iranian Expert Parsi

Home State Advantage: What a Vice President Kamala Harris Means for California

Kingsburg Icon Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic Decathlon Champion, Dies at 86

Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner

Coaches Want to Restart Football in Spring, Even if Local COVID Infections are ‘Substantial’

Opinion: Blame Our Elected Officials, Not Our Teachers, for Schools Being Closed

Walters: Will Reducing Criminal Penalties Reduce Crime?

What Does the Economy Need Now? 3 Suggestions for Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill

Five Things to Know About California’s New US Senator, Alex Padilla

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

'With Reservations': Trump Voters Grapple With Biden's Win

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Walters: State Budget Will Take a Very Big Hit

Walters: The Pardon Power, for Good or Ill

California’s Pension Debt Cannot Be Ignored

In California, People Can Ensure Fair Elections. Let’s Get Started.

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