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California Gov. Jerry Brown (D)  delivers  his  final State of the State address in Sacramento on Jan. 25. Democrats who want to replace  him  are aiming even further left in a state already known for its liberal politics. (Pool/Reuters)
Here in the self-labeled âstate of resistance â the political debate is being pushed further left without any sign of a Republican renaissance to serve as a check on spending and social policy ambitions. Even some Republicans are concerned about the departure of Gov. Jerry Brown (D)  who proved to be fiscally cautious after inheriting a state seven years ago in deep recession.
âYou are going to be talking about Democrat-on-Democrat crime  for the most part â said Bill Whalen  a research fellow at Stanford Universityâs Hoover Institution. âWhat also is certain is that the next governor is going to be more progressive than Jerry Brown.â
In his final State of the State address on Jan. 25   Brown  said California is âprospering â a nod to a growing economy that is the sixth-largest in the world.
But in an interview after the speech   Brown  said that âdoes not mean all Californians are prospering â and  he  made a distinction between the coastal âconsulting classâ and rural laborers whose âculture of working with their handsâ is disappearing.
âThe state is more divided â  Brown  said. âAnd itâs divided this way right across the country.â
 Brown  said  he  is uncertain whether  he  will endorse in the race to succeed  him   even though Newsom also is a Bay Area Democrat who  on climate change in particular  supports the governorâs policies. Some of  Brown âs transportation initiatives  including a high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco that is bursting its budget  remain in question.
âI donât think the people of Tulare County or Modoc County want to hear from  Jerry Brown  on who to vote for. Maybe the people in Oakland would  I donât know â  Brown  said. âIâll decide what to do based on 45 years of campaigning in this state.â
Jerry Brown

Venezuela's  President Nicolas Maduro (C)  speaks during an event related to the Sowing Plan "North Summer 2017" in Araure  Venezuela September 27  2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela âs President Nicolas Maduro  railed at two of  his  main international critics on Wednesday  chiding Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for âmeddlingâ and mocking U.S. President Donald Trump for geographical ignorance.
The United States has recently imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials and Spain is pressing for the European Union to follow suit as international pressure grows on  Maduro  over  his  record on human rights and democracy.
âWhy is the global right wing so obsessed with our homeland?â  leftist Maduro  responded in an address on state TV.
Lampooning âlittle Marianoâ for mispronouncing his name âMaderoâ   Maduro  said  the conservative leader  should focus instead on Spainâs internal problems  Cataloniaâs independence push  and Europeâs problematic relations with Washington.
âForget talking about Venezuela  which is a homeland of dignity â  Maduro  said. âI reject and repudiate Mariano Rajoyâs meddling  rude  absurd comments against Venezuela.â
 Maduro  faces global criticism that  he  has turned Venezuela into a dictatorship with the creation of an all-powerful Constituent Assembly  jailing of political opponents and quashing of protests this year in which 125 people died.
Having in recent days labeled Trump a âHitlerâ and âimperial emperorâ supporting violent coup-plotters in Venezuela   Maduro  took aim this time at the Republicanâs intellect.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaks during an event related to the Sowing Plan "North Summer 2017" in Araure  Venezuela September 27  2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
 Maduro  repeatedly calls opposition leaders pawns of the United States intent on toppling  him  by force.  He  says the Constituent Assembly  elected in August in a vote boycotted by the opposition and condemned by various foreign powers  has brought peace to the nation of 30 million.
Nicolas Maduro

âThe option of simply widening the road is a lot more difficult than it would be in Fairfax and in some other areas. We are not even sure that it is possible â said  Martin Nohe   chairman of the NVTA and a Prince William County supervisor whose district includes the corridor.
âIf it is possible  it absolutely requires a huge amount of condemnation of commercial property  and it is crazy expensive â  Nohe  said. So the NVTA is studying various options to add capacity along a larger segment of the corridor.
âNo one will actually get to work faster if we donât first improve the interchange â  Nohe  said. From a morning commuterâs perspective   he  said  âimprovements in Prince William mean nothing if you donât first have improvements in Fairfax County. And the improvements to the road in Fairfax donât mean anything unless you have the improvements at the interchange. . . . The interchange is the center of gravity for the entire corridor.â
The NVTA has approved $30 million for the $69 million widening project south of the interstate  in Fairfax bordering Prince William   Nohe  said. The entire Route 28 corridor from Fauquier to Loudoun is looking at up to $1 billion in investments   he  said. A big chunk of that money would go toward fixing the Prince William section  which has been neglected long enough   Nohe  said.
âThe problem has been building for 20 years. For the last 10 years  everyone has complained every day â  Nohe  said. âWhatâs clear is that Route 28 is now our top priority in the county.â
A recent study commissioned by the NVTA has narrowed to four the options to lessen traffic congestion in the area from Bull Run on the Fairfax County line through Manassas  Manassas Park and Prince William. And this year  the authority is starting the federal environmental review process that could lead to improvements within the next decade. That study is expected to be completed in 18 months  with recommendations implemented by 2026   Nohe  said.

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