Partisan politics in the Capitol may have sunk to a new low. Huh? [View All]

[Kadie]

Partisan politics in the Capitol may have sunk to a new low? Wad of cash? Has lifted nary a finger?

Glad someone is putting so much effort into reporting NEWS!!

:sarcasm:

Governor, first lady leave unclaimed cash in state coffer
By The Associated Press

Friday, April 15, 2005


(04-15) 16:41 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --


Partisan politics in the Capitol may have sunk to a new low.


Democratic Controller Steve Westly, a likely challenger to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year, has lifted nary a finger to tell the Republican governor about a wad of cash California's first couple has in the state's lost and found account.


The controller's unclaimed property bureau has about $4.1 billion in forgotten assets — including $248.49 Schwarzenegger earned while working for an outfit called SCIE, based in Santa Monica. Maria Shriver has more than $1,000 in unclaimed cash owed to her from movie companies, Tiffany Merchandise Credits and the Southern California Gas Co.


But Garin Casaleggio, a spokesman for Westly, said his office played it by the book.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/04/15/state/n164155D37.DTL