No taxes! Oh, wait... From the San Jose Mercury News:
Contending it was a tax, Republicans in the Legislature killed a plan supported by environmental groups and Democrats to impose a $15 surcharge on vehicle registrations that would have doubled the state park budget while giving every California resident free admission to all state parks.
But last week, state Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Fresno, sent Coleman a letter saying he had "deep concerns" about the potential closures of parks in his district, such as Turlock Lake, and urging her to "weigh the devastating economic consequences."
"It's too bad that Senator Cogdill didn't take this into account before we got to this stage," said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation.
What can you say? I mean, really!
