"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Democratic activists at the annual state party convention blocked endorsement of several controversial budget measures on the upcoming May 19 special statewide election. Republicans are overwhelmingly opposed to all six ballot measures. If they don’t pass, the current budget agreement…
Because of the ridiculous 2/3rds budget rule — the super-majority required to pass a budget in the California state legislature — and Arnold’s failure to deliver even one vote from a small cabal of obstructionist Republicans, Californians may be getting…
With time and money running out for California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and called legislators into a new special session that won’t end until they agree on a way to trim the state’s $11.2 billion budget…
I do not believe this vote has been scheduled unless there are indications that there are at least two Republican Senators ready to vote for the budget so that it will secure the necessary two-thirds vote, or unless the governor…
Multiple commenters on Calculated Risk created new lyrics to “Hotel California” while discussing the current disastrous budget crunches in California happening simultaneously at state, county, and local levels. “On a dark desert highway Cool winds through my hair Warm smell…