Marianne Russ
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GOP state lawmakers are calling for cuts to schools and social services to help soak up the red ink in Sacramento. Republicans unveiled a long-awaited budget proposal Monday.
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A new report provides insight into which groups of Californians voted for or against Proposition Eight last month. That's the measure that banned same-sex marriage in the state. The PPIC survey illu
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State lawmakers failed to pass a last-minute proposal last. It would have reduced California's multi-billion-dollar budget deficit. Battle lines between Democrats and Republicans were crystal clear. N
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State lawmakers are on the way back to Sacramento for a last-ditch attempt to balance the state's budget. Floor sessions are scheduled today in both houses of the state legislature. However, there's n
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The number speaks for itself, $28-billion. That's the size of California's budget deficit. The figure comes from the state's non-partisan legislative analyst. He says lawmakers must act quickly to
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Political analysts are very skeptical about whether California lawmakers can whittle down the state's multi-billion-dollar budget deficit in just a few weeks. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has calle
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