More talk of initiative to create part-time Legislature in California

Mon, Dec 7 2009 — Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

A projected $21 billion deficit over the next 18 months and failure to prepare the budget on time have caused some to contend it is time for the state Legislature to be demoted. An initiative to reduce the state legislature to part time - meeting no more than 95 days out of the year - has been gaining much attention. Citizens for California Reform have been collecting signatures for nearly a month to get the initiative, called “The Citizen Legislature Act,” on the November 2010 ballot.