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Governor's veto ax falls heavily on welfare, child care and special education programs

  • 10-11-2010
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By Jack Dolan and Shane Goldmacher/Los Angeles Times

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday vetoed nearly $1 billion in spending on welfare, child care, special education and other programs before signing the budget bill that lawmakers had passed about eight hours earlier after a marathon overnight session. The governor slashed 23 line items from the $87.5-billion general fund budget, including $256 million from a program for school-age children of families moving off welfare, $133 million from mental health services for special education students and nearly $60 million from AIDS treatment and prevention programs. (more…)

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