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October 25, 2003

Appointments flap resolved

Here is the Bee's story on the appointments flap. It looks as if about 20 of the Davis appointees might survive. I think the untold angle in this whole afffair was that Senate Leader John Burton really did not want to bring his members back to do Davis' bidding, not just because it would look bad politically but because Burton never liked Davis. He's also not all that fond of some of the appointees. But he did want to protect Democratic interests on some of the board and commissions, especially the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, so the deal makes sense for both sides.