California Speaker Can't Find Cooperation
Author: Indy
Created: 30 May, 2009
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Updated: 13 Oct, 2022●
1 min read
In her year as head of the state Assembly, Karen Bass has discovered that getting lawmakers to cooperate is far tougher than her previous work as a community activist.
Now the powerful post looks like a booby prize, as the state battles its worst budget crisis in history and Bass tries to deflect voter anger with action.
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