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Palm Springs wants talks with governor24 September 2007CALIFORNIA -- As reported by the Desert Sun: "The City Council on Wednesday voted to support Mayor Ron Oden's request to send a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet and discuss the impact of the tribal gaming Special Distribution Funds. "Schwarzenegger left the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund of about $30 million out of the 2007-08 budget after a statewide audit of the fund found that some of the money disbursed in counties other than Riverside were not used to offset the direct impact of casinos. "California Sen. Jim Battin, R-La Quinta, and Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City, worked to restore the funds, but the Los Angeles delegation held up the amendment at bay on grounds it merited a portion of that money because the Los Angeles area contributed patrons to Indian casinos. |