STAR-STUDDED INAUGURAL BASH BEGINS AFTER $1 MILLION GALA, ARNOLD WILL GET TO WORK.Byline: STEVE GEISSINGER MediaNews Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO -- As the Democrat-dominated Legislature returned Wednesday after a month-long vacation, the Capitol prepared for today's $1million star-studded bash celebrating the inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. of Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] . The privately funded two-day gala will feature appearances by actor Rob Lowe and disco diva Donna Summer, with high-profile Democrat Willie Brown The name Willie Brown may refer to:
``Arnold has learned how to reach for common ground and not over- reach,'' said David McCuan, a political science professor at California State University Enrollment  , Sonoma. ``This is his year.''
Following this week's inauguration, the governor -- on crutches after breaking his leg while skiing -- is scheduled to announce his health care reform plan Monday, deliver his State of the State address The State of the State Address (alternatively Condition of the State Address) is a speech customarily given once each year by the governors of most states of the United States. Tuesday and propose a 2007-08 budget to lawmakers on Wednesday. The record 48 new legislators out of the total 120, elected because of term limits, poses a wild card in the political mix. Many are out to swiftly make their mark, and many will choose the issue of changes in health care, analysts said. Schwarzenegger administration officials said he wants every sector to share the estimated $12billion annual cost of expanding health care coverage -- including taxpayers, employers, doctors, hospitals and insurers. During the upcoming year, the governor also will be overseeing implementation of voter-approved, multibillion-dollar public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. projects. By year's end, politicians also may be ready to strike a match to the explosive issue of taking the chore of drawing political boundaries -- which has maintained the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. -- out of the hands of the Legislature. steve.geissinger(at)angnewspapers.com (916) 447-9302 |
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