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# California Speaker Can't Find Cooperation
- URL: https://ivn.us/california-speaker-cant-find-cooperation/
- Published: 2009-05-30T20:59:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:13:43.000Z
- Author: Indy
- Tags: News

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.

Read the Full Article from the [LA Times Here](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks30-2009may30,0,7058223.column?ref=ivn.us).