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Today's preliminary rundown

Published Thursday, Apr. 03, 2008


CTNS PRELIMINARY RUNDOWN

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

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REPUBLICAN EDUCATION REFORMS VO/SOT

The Assembly Republican leader and members of the Assembly Republican Education Task Force will announce education reform measures that they say will increase school accountability, provide flexibility for schools to use their funding and give local districts more control over their budgets. They say their proposals will improve education without raising taxes or increasing the state budget deficit. Efforting soundbites and video.

SALARIES FROZEN VO/SOT

The Schwarzenegger administration has frozen salaries for more than 1300 supervisors in state government, and ordered an audit of why some of those were paid at a higher rate than state pay scales suggest. Efforting soundbites and video.

JERRY BROWN/GREENHOUSE GASES VO/SOT

Attorney General Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) will address climate change and local governments following a vote by San Diego airport officials that is expected to approve agreement between the city and the attorney general on an airport expansion plan that includes efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Efforting soundbites and video.

POLICY MAKERS ON TEEN HOT SEAT VO/SOT

Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata and Governor Schwarzenegger's associate secretary for health policy will answer questions from LegiSchool students. Ten high school students from throughout the state were chosen for today's session. They were selected based on an essay contest regarding health care in California. The LegiSchool program is based at Sacramento State and hosts high school students at various State Capitol policy events. Efforting soundbites and video.

--FYI ONLY NO VIDEO

College Kids and Credit Cards The California Public Interest Research Group will conduct a news conference on a nation wide survey about college students attitudes regarding credit card marketing strategies on campus.

Air Board/Global Warming Legislation The California Air Resources Board will conduct meetings regarding the economics and programs of the law which requires the state to reduce carbon emissions 25 percent by 2020.

GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has no planned public events.

LEGISLATURE'S SCHEDULE

The Assembly convenes at 9 A.M. The Senate checks in.

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