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I am absolutely buried in building out our information rich new feature on the presidential candidates. You my fair readers will have to put up with a linky post today and probably tomorrow too. After that, loads of good stuff, I promise.

Nunez introduced his AB 8 today, which is his health care plan. Here are is remarks on the subject. It comes from the new YouTube channel AssemblyAccess. It's like you are almost there, but with worse sound.

Watch Majority Leader Bass too

The implementation of the landmark AB 32 is chugging along. Weintraub has an update in today's column.

The grocery workers have dropped their NLRB complaint. This is part of an attempt by both sides to tone down the rhetoric and see if they can work things out. Neither side wants to see a strike.

Arnold's proposal for two new damns has stalled due to Democratic opposition in the legislature. Here is a thought, instead of maxing out the state's credit card on bonds, how about we do something that is actually environmentally friendly and ensure the high speed rail is on the ballot in 2008? I know, crazy right?

Speaking of the governor, he blew off the fact that he hasn't found anybody to cary his health care legislation in the legislature.

Schwarzenegger has yet to introduce legislation on his health-care proposal unveiled in January, but he said it didn't matter. The governor is relying on lawmakers, Democrat and Republican, to write bills from which he will pick and choose. "I think the action is to have a very clear vision and a goal," the governor said. "I have made it clear we want everyone to have insurance ... and that the insurance companies have to cover everyone, that they could not refuse anyone because of age or medical history."