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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 February 2009 12:37 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 17 February 2009 12:37
From Bloomberg.com:
California lawmakers failed to reach agreement on how to eliminate a $42 billion budget shortfall as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prepares to shut down hundreds of public works projects and fire thousands of state workers.
Senate President Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat, plans to lock lawmakers in the capitol unless they pass a $40 billion package of tax increases, spending cuts and bond sales today. The bills, backed by the Republican governor and by Democrats, remain one Republican vote short.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 at 12:37 pm and is filed under State Legislature News.
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