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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB-94, a special bill pushed through the legislature by Planned Parenthood to increase Medi-Cal rates for “family planning services,” the governor’s press office announced early this afternoon. The governor’s decision to sign the measure came just a day before the legal deadline for signing or vetoing bills on his desk. Planned Parenthood affiliates across California had launched a massive PR campaign in an effort to persuade Schwarzenegger to sign the bill, which will result in the state spending another $3.2 million a year on “family planning services” -- potentially tens of millions of dollars over...

The push is on Planned Parenthood mounts campaign to pressure Gov. Schwarzenegger into signing bill that would provide millions more in state funding for family planning Planned Parenthood affiliates across California have geared up their PR machines once again, this time in an effort to persuade Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a bill that could result in the state spending another $3.2 million a year on “family planning services.” Planned Parenthood, whose California affiliates typically end each fiscal year with budget surpluses in the millions, want the governor to sign SB-94, sponsored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Los Angeles. The...