State Supreme Court approves Schwarzenegger’s line-item vetoes as state sought to cut spending
By APMonday, October 4, 2010
High court OKs Schwarzenegger’s line-item vetoes
SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court says Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the authority to use his line-item veto power to cut $489 million from last year’s state budget.
In a unanimous decision Monday, the court tossed out a lawsuit filed by several charities and joined by Democratic state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
They alleged Schwarzenegger overstepped his authority when he cut additional funding to several social programs that the Legislature already had targeted for budget reductions. It occurred when Schwarzenegger acted on a spending-reduction bill.
The court said all spending, regardless of how it’s described by the Legislature, is subject to the line-item veto.
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