Opinion: New Problem Solvers up in Sacramento
That grand American myth of a halcyon time in the not-too-distant past when politicians of all stripes were friendly adversaries who were always collegial and hoisted a sarsaparilla together every evening after the sausage-making was done is probably mostly … a myth.
Since hope springs eternal, Americans can always root for a better political future when lawmakers can at least sometimes solve obvious problems. With the name and the intent based on the group of the same name in Congress, members say they have a “goal of creating a ‘neutral space’ that puts policy before politics.”
More from CalMatters: “Launched in 2021 by then-Assemblymembers Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, and Jordan Cunningham, a Republican from San Luis Obispo, and Chad Mayes, the only independent legislator last session, the caucus includes equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats, as well as proportional Assembly and Senate representation, according to Sen. Josh Newman, a co-chairperson and Democrat from Brea.
“You think of a bill — of what it does, and it may be really, really good,” he says. “But … it opens up my eyes more to look not just at the bill, but spend a lot more time on the fiscal part — like what is the cost of the bill? … Is it coming out of the general fund? Is it going to be a tax? So it really brings more awareness.”
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