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SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (Reuters) - As California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers were set to resume talks on Tuesday to arrive at a state budget agreement, the Hollywood icon turned politician hit the airwaves with a …
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San Francisco Chronicle
Budget negotiations broke down today when Assembly Speaker Karen Bass refused to meet with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger because he is insisting that a package of solutions to close the state's deficit include long-term changes to reduce spending. …
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Bloomberg
July 6 (Bloomberg) — California's politicians couldn't resolve their differences last night over how to close a $26 billion budget deficit that forced the most-populous US state to pay some bills with IOUs as the recession batters …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Legislators in more than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, frantically worked to stave off government shutdowns and devastating service cuts. California failed to meet a midnight deadline and …
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Evening News and Tribune
By RONNIE ELLIS FRANKFORT - After seven days of squabbling over gambling and not much else, it took leaders of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate just about three hours Tuesday to cover a projected $996 million budget shortfall.
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AP LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School Board has approved a budget that could cut nearly $1.6 billion over the next three years.
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With less than two weeks to go before state legislators are supposed to sign off on the next two-year budget, advocates for Ohio's libraries are mounting a campaign to fight cuts they say could close the books for some in the state.
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San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - The menu of options to close California's massive deficit is short and seemingly clear: Cut spending, raise taxes or borrow.
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The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
by Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune BATON ROUGE — With little debate, the Senate Finance Committee today approved the state's $8.6 billion capital construction budget, keeping intact the $85 million in cash earmarked for Superdome improvements as part …
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San Mateo County Times, CA
Jackson said the city and firefighters are discussing alternative ways to achieve that savings, such as firefighters working on vacation days, and that discussions are going "very well." The city is hoping to gain more revenue through increased parking …