Governator Picks Geena Davis for Women’s Rights Panel

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2010 She played a politician on TV, and now Geena Davis, who did a short stint as America's first female president on "Commander in Chief," is California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointee for the Golden State's Commission on the Status of Women. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Technical Difficulties Bring Luck to Calif. Workers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2010 California's outdated technical infrastructure has made 200,000 state employees very, very happy. After an injunction by the governor to cut workers pay to the state's $7.25 minimum wage, the state controller has successfully argued that such pay docking would be impossible given the state's outdated payroll computer system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger’s Unwelcome July Surprise

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2010 Around 200,000 state employees in California will notice an adjustment in their July paychecks -- and it won't be the kind of change they want According to an order issued Thursday by Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins Big at L.A. Press Club Awards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2010 We're pleased to announce that Truthdig won four first-place honors, more than any other website, in the Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blame Clinton, Not Paul

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 26, 2010 What is so great about our bloated federal government that when a libertarian threatens to become a senator, otherwise rational and mostly liberal pundits start frothing at the mouth? What Rand Paul thinks about the Civil Rights Act, passed 46 years ago, hardly seems the most pressing issue of social justice before us.What is so great about our bloated federal government that when a libertarian threatens to become a senator, otherwise rational and mostly liberal pundits start frothing at the mouth? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger Plans to Slash Spending

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2010 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is again attempting to eliminate the state's welfare-to-work program as his Republican administration tries to cut spending while not raising taxes, a move intended to save $1.6 billion at the expense of 1.3 million poor people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Jerry Brown Wants to Be California’s Next Governor

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2010 We've known for years that Jerry Brown would run to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010, but the former two-term governor waited until Tuesday to make it official In his announcement video, Brown promised not to raise taxes without (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California’s Folly — Prop. 13

Arthur Blaustein / Truthdig Jan 26, 2010 California now struggles with fiscal and social disaster because of a 32-year-old initiative that makes raising revenues and passing budgets nearly impossible. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

And Now, the California Budget Cuts

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 What's to be done about California's budget woes? Well, Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger is cutting way back on spending on such superfluous concerns as "health, welfare, transport and the environment," according to the BBC But really, this'll hurt him more than it'll hurt oh, never mind . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Climate Change Primer With Your Host, Gov. Schwarzenegger

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2009 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger apparently isn't one of those Republicans who believe that growing international concerns about climate change stem from a vast left-wing conspiracy. Here, he takes stock of the climate-related challenges his adopted home state may face and what's to be done about them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger Says Hasta la Vista, Baby, to Politics

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 After terminating his second stint as California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be looking for a fourth act in life. The movie-star-turned-politician told reporters in Italy, "I am not going to run for anything else." So what's next? Environmental activist? Hummer salesman? Judge on Project Runway? (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Response From UFW to Marc Cooper

By Marc Grossman Nov 14, 2009 I'm "the heavy-handed UFW press relations chief who had to quietly resign," the one to whom Marc Cooper refers in his latest attack on Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers ("Marc Cooper on the Fate of Cesar Chavez's Dream," Truthdig, Nov. 13). Like most of the rest of his article, this claim is false.I'm "the heavy-handed UFW press relations chief who had to quietly resign," the one to whom Marc Cooper refers in his latest attack on Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )