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Assembly Begins Budget Work by Restoring Cuts
CALTAX
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey criticized the proposal. "The wheels of the bus are falling off the majority-vote budget that we just passed," she said. She also indicated that school districts like hers that already are strapped for funding will have to take additional cuts, while the state continues to
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Bullet train becoming 'Moonbeam Express'
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
"The state's cap-and-trade program is not yet in operation, and revenue estimates of $1 billion per year are unreliable and unsubstantiated," Ms. Harkey said. "Relying on projected revenues that fall short is the key reason why our state deficit continues to explode year after year. To rush this pro
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City Councilman Bill Brough New Chief of Staff for Assemblywoman Diane Harkey
DANA POINT TIMES
Dana Point City Councilman Bill Brough was chosen by Assemblywoman Diane Harkey to serve as her new chief of staff.
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Governor helps San Juan cap 50th anniversary
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Other dignitaries in attendance were state Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and Monsignor Arthur Holquin, pastor of Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano.
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Audit slams high-speed rail
DAILY JOURNAL
The Legislature is also currently considering a bill by state Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, that calls for withholding more than $9 billion in bond proceeds from the project.
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No Silver Bullet For Rail Plan
CALWATCHDOG
"How many hundreds of pages must be generated before we pull the plug on this idea and begin using scarce state funds for real shovel-ready transportation jobs in our communities?" asked Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point.
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Harkey Responds to State Auditor Report on High-Speed Rail
LAGUNA NIGUEL PATCH
"The mountains of evidence accruing against this project, at a time when school funding and public safety is on the table for cutting and the Governor is asking for more taxes, should not be ignored."
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Governor: Construction On Calif. High Speed Rail To Begin In 2012.
KPBS
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, has introduced legislation that would effectively kill the project. During a news conference this week, Harkey said it could double California's debt and become a drain on the budget.
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Dems give Brown high marks
DAILY JOURNAL
"We are broke and for the governor to insist on dreaming big by spending untold billions on a high-speed rail network, in a location where there is no ridership, or potential for continued funding, just does not fit with reality," Harkey said.
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Gov. Brown Proposes Cuts and Taxes in State of the State
FOX 40 SACRAMENTO
"We need real jobs, right now, shovel ready," said Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R- Dana Point, "Not a hundred miles dug up in the middle of the central valley on a train no one will use."
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