I put it up in the top three issues facing the city: education, fiscal and housing".
The agreement did, however, prove to be an effective means of winning congressional approval for a series of major initiatives affecting public education, fiscal policy, and the telecommunications and energy sectors.
While leaders in both parties have hinted at the possibility of reaching agreements on relatively modest legislation dealing with energy or education, fiscal issues like taxes or government spending cut straight to some of the core philosophical disagreements between the two sides.
"We can say with pride that Mexico is moving forward," he said, pointing to reforms in the telecommunications, education, fiscal and energy sectors as success stories.
Last night in the State of the Union, Barack Obama made it the centerpiece of his vision for moving forward, dedicating significant time to discussing it first before important issues like education, fiscal management, and even health care.
For Crane, "California is a giant Petri dish" where the role of the state is to supply the requisite nutrients through excellence in education, fiscal responsibility, the right tax structure for business to invest, and by building the smart infrastructure of the future.
