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State budget: Governor, lawmakers expected to finalize deal
State lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on the state budget Thursday, after Gov. Jerry Brown caved to Democratic lawmakers’ demands over more funding for in-home support services for elderly and disabled Californians. “We are at this point prepared to bring
Read MoreCalifornia’s ‘Mullet budget’ – Conservative in front, but liberal in back
June 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO – The Assembly and Senate Republicans should have registered their ‘no’ votes on the budget, and packed up and gone home to their districts on Friday, instead of allowing the process to be
Read MoreGOP lawmakers push for more state budget transparency
April 12, 2013 By Katy Grimes In 2012, the state Legislature passed 80 budget “spot” bills — empty bills with no details. Such measures just sit on a shelf and await last-minute bill language, then are put forward for late-night passage
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