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Take Two

Props To You: Would Prop 31 improve government efficiency?

By Take Two Staff
Published Sep 28, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown finishes signing the the last of of the budget related bills that had been passed by the Legislature earlier in the day, at his Capitol office in in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Brown put his signature on California's new $92 billion budget just hours ahead of a signing deadline. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Gov. Jerry Brown finishes signing the the last of of the budget related bills that had been passed by the Legislature earlier in the day, at his Capitol office in in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Brown put his signature on California's new $92 billion budget just hours ahead of a signing deadline. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Props To You: Would Prop 31 improve government efficiency?

Prop 31 is an initiative that claims it will improve government efficiency and accountability, which sounds good, but does this claim hold water?

KPCC's Kevin Ferguson gets to the bottom of it.

Note: In the interview, the producer said he couldn't find an official website representing the opposition to prop 31. A representative from the campaign wrote in with a link to Prop 31 Facts.