In such cases, it has been my experience that negotiationnot abrogationis the preferred method to concluding challenges and expediting the project's delivery. Rather than intrude on the pending cases and abrogate the law, my office, working with members from both houses of the legislature, hosted several meetings over the course of a couple of weeks and negotiated successful settlements of the litigation. These settlements not only preserved the CEQA process, but of equal importance, they allowed these highpriority projects to proceed to construction in a timely manner.Khan and Caldwell spent the next four months believing Joeckel would end up in Kansas City. To their surprise, Joeckel was still around when the Jaguars made their selection Thursday night. After being widely considered the top pick for weeks, Joeckel fell to Jacksonville when Kansas City chose Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the top pick..

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