ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger's Budget Plan for California.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] is scheduled to release his budget plan for California today, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . The winner of the California recall announced that he would solve the state's budget crisis without raising taxes. Some experts anticipate the budget plan will include cuts in public health and welfare programs as well as increased fees for state services. The state is estimated to have a two-year deficit of $27 billion. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Ross DeVol, director of regional economics for the Milken Institute, is an expert on issues concerning the California economy. DeVol's research focuses on the dynamics of regional economic growth -- what makes one city or state, for example, prosper more than another. His research has examined the regional impacts of the technology, health care, manufacturing and entertainment industries, as well as the impact of 9/11. He is an expert on today's knowledge-based economy, and in particular, California, the world's 6th largest economy. 310-570-4615 rdevol@milkeninstitute.org PR Contact: Skip Rimer rim·er n. Variant of rhymer. 310-570-4654 srimer@milkeninstitute.org Anthony York is the general manager of Political Pulse, a newsletter covering Sacramento and California politics for 20 years. York draws on a wealth of experience and skills from covering local, state and national politics, both in California and Washington, DC, for print and online publications. York is an expert on everything from presidential campaigns to marathon budget committee hearings. Previously, he served as Washington correspondent and associate editor for Salon.com, one of the oldest, most celebrated, and few surviving magazines on the Web. There he covered national politics, including the White House, Congress, and the midterm mid·term n. 1. The middle of an academic term or a political term of office. 2. a. An examination given at the middle of a school or college term. b. midterms A series of such examinations. and presidential elections. Before Salon, he covered Sacramento and California politics as an associate editor for the California Journal and as a reporter for the McClatchy Newspapers Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Alert in Sacramento. 916-446-2048 editor@politicalpulse.com PR Contact: Keith Malone 323-441-0000 keithman63@yahoo.com Professor Lori Post is a demographer de·mog·ra·phy n. The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics. [French démographie : Greek and statistician for the Institute for Children, Youth and Families at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . Post has worked for the Vital Statistics Bureau of the Michigan Department of Public Health and for the Michigan Public Health Institute. Post is an expert on how demographic changes affect the welfare of families and the health of communities. She notes that increased numbers of young single mothers and aging baby boomers See generation X. are changing the nation's population structure, with serious impacts on federal and state budgets, services and housing. 517-355-0221 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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