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Reapportionment Aided South but Northerners Still Hold Power
In the California Senate the South gained 22 of 40 seats after one man one vote rulings, boosting Los Angeles and Southern California influence while Northern power and seniority persisted. The tax bill and highway funding shifted slowly, with Southern lawmakers pushing for a 60 40 gasoline tax money split, but the Senate blocked the change in committee.
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James Bow
Sacramento
California
Senate
Southland
Senate Finance Committee
Los Angeles
Assembly
Senate Transportation Committee
Tegislature
Randolph Collier
Dereka