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...

Fed Pumps $2.3T More into Economy for 'Main Street' and Local Governments

Louisville Police Chief Fired in Aftermath of Fatal Shooting

I am ‘the President of Law and Order,’ Trump Declares

Surrounded by Fresno Police in Case of Mistaken Identity, ‘The Kid is Scared to Death’

Coronavirus Could Force Private Medical Practices to Close or Sell

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

Fresno Supervisors Approve Resolution to Delay Vehicle Miles Traveled Law

Heads Up, Fans of Fresno State's Famous Sweet Corn — It's Almost Here

In Memoriam: Bob Bennett, 86, Coach, Mentor, Visionary

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Merced Lawmaker Pitches Legalized Sports Betting in California

RIP, George Hostetter, the Master of Shoe-Leather Journalism

Walters: A Conflict 42 Years in the Making

Walters: Recession Freezes Ambitious Agenda

Want a Real Education, California Students? Go on Strike!

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

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

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Sanders Drops 2020 Bid, Leaving Biden as Likely Nominee

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

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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