Inside Sacramento: Healthcare Reform, Water Proposals, Debt Affordability, Electoral College Vote Count

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Published October 3, 2007 at 9:51 AM PDT

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A special session to tackle healthcare is underway in Sacramento, while senate democrats and the governor wrangle over competing water bond measure proposals. Meanwhile, a new report from State Treasu

Inside Sacramento: Healthcare Reform, Water Proposals, Debt Affordability, Electoral College Vote Count

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Tom Fudge: California is in the midst of a multi-year drought. In fact, weather forecasters are predicting an El Nina winter, meaning rainfall is expected to be lower than normal. You can add to that, the fact that a judge is expected to force a reduction of water pumping from the Sacramento River valley due to environmental concerns. We can probably expect a little trouble watering the front yard in the near future.

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This is the reason why the State Legislature is in holding a special session to talk about water projects.

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John Myers , Sacramento bureau chief for KQED public radio’s The California Report .