"TALLAHASSEE — Once Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger were political look-alikes.
But Crist and some fellow Republicans in the Legislature are distancing themselves from the latest proposal emerging from California’s chief executive.
In his final State of the State speech last week, Schwarzenegger proposed a constitutional amendment that would reduce state funding for prisons – while boosting the portion of the state budget going to higher education.
Schwarzenegger said financially-strapped California’s priorities have gone “out of whack” in recent years."
But Crist and some fellow Republicans in the Legislature are distancing themselves from the latest proposal emerging from California’s chief executive.
In his final State of the State speech last week, Schwarzenegger proposed a constitutional amendment that would reduce state funding for prisons – while boosting the portion of the state budget going to higher education.
Schwarzenegger said financially-strapped California’s priorities have gone “out of whack” in recent years."
