http://news.yahoo.com/local/Fresno/45102 Yahoo! Local News - KQED: Capital Notes en-us The guessing game is over, now that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used the most unlikely of platforms -- a national TV talk show -- to announce a political decision that only matters here in California, his choice for lieutenant governor. And even its relevance to Californians may be debatable. Calling Abel Maldonado "terrific" and "loyal," Schwarzenegger [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Fresno/KQED:_Capital_Notes/SIG=12v0u5uum/**http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.kqed.org%2Fcapitalnotes%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fmaldo-gets-the-nod-now-what%2F http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2009/11/23/maldo-gets-the-nod-now-what/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:44:40 +0000 So much for getting a break from the state budget. On this week's Capital Notes Podcast, we take a look at this week's prediction of a $20.7 billion budget gap and what that means for lawmakers once they return to Sacramento. Capitol Weekly's Anthony York and I also discuss the staffing changes inside the governor's office, and [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Fresno/KQED:_Capital_Notes/SIG=12sc320sa/**http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.kqed.org%2Fcapitalnotes%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fpodcast-seeing-red-again%2F http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2009/11/20/podcast-seeing-red-again/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:39 +0000 The headline, rushed online yesterday by news outlets looking for a scoop, makes it clear the state's budget woes aren't getting better. Maybe even worse. But deeper inside the new in-depth analysis of the Legislative Analyst's Office are examples of a government budget system that's evaporating faster than the polar icecaps. Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor and [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Fresno/KQED:_Capital_Notes/SIG=136ark91f/**http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.kqed.org%2Fcapitalnotes%2F2009%2F11%2F18%2F21-billion-deficit-now-worse-later%2F http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2009/11/18/21-billion-deficit-now-worse-later/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:40 +0000 There simply can't be any member of Congress who now doesn't know what's coming when they're interviewed by Stephen Colbert. The comically conservative late night host has made mincemeat of both Republicans and Democrats in his now infamous "Better Know A District" segment, in which he randomly picks a seemingly obscure congressional district and grills the [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Fresno/KQED:_Capital_Notes/SIG=12tq60m8l/**http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.kqed.org%2Fcapitalnotes%2F2009%2F11%2F18%2Fskateboarding-with-speier%2F http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2009/11/18/skateboarding-with-speier/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:29:39 +0000 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:44:40 +0000