November 14, 2006 VOL. 1, NO. 11


Proposition 1D Approved By Voters – Higher Education to Benefit from This Win!
With an uncertain outlook given expectations about voter turnout as well as the polling data right up to the last day of the campaign, CSU and the rest of education can celebrate the approval of Proposition 1D, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. The voters approved this general obligation bond by 56.6% providing the needed investments in our classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and all our campus infrastructure. More »

Statewide Races See Little Change
 While generally, elections that are considering changes in statewide offices hold more appeal and tend to bring out the voters, this year’s statewide elections brought little in the way of change or surprises for California.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger easily won his reelection campaign against State Treasurer Phil Angelides. More »

2006 Initiatives: Message from the Voters – Status Quo
While Proposition 1-D and the entire package of bond initiatives were successfully passed during the election on November 7, most initiatives were not so lucky. More »

State Legislative and Congressional Races Found a Few Surprises
Most of the attention election night and since has been focused on the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. More »
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