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Behind the Budget Battles:
The Issues That Define The California Budget Debate
a 5-part series from The California Report
California is spending more than it receives in revenue, and it has the debt to prove it. The California Report will lay the groundwork for its budget coverage with a 5-part series that explores the defining structural issues that the state must wrestle with for this year's budget.
Prop 98: Education
Mon, Jan 24, 2005 - 6:50 and 8:50am
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new budget proposal takes aim at more than just next year's deficit. It also suggests major changes in how the state will spend its money in the future. The governor wants to change Proposition 98, the voter-approved initiative that guarantees money for California's schools. Some, however, worry the proposal could have serious unintended consequences.
Automatic Spending Cuts
Tue, Jan 25, 2005 - 6:50 and 8:50am
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One of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's most ambitious proposals to reform the state budget process would, for the first time, put in place a penalty when lawmakers can't agree on how to erase a budget deficit. But some say the governor's plan may break a budget stalemate only at the expense of vital state programs.
Prop 42: Transportation
Wed, Jan 26, 2005 - 6:50 and 8:50am
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Proposition 42 was supposed to mean that some of the gasoline tax money the state collects would be invested in transportation. But Prop 42 also contained a provision saying it could be suspended in times of fiscal emergency, and Governor Schwarzennegger's latest budget plan calls for diverting the money for another two years.
Public Employee Pension Fund Reform
Fri, Jan 28, 2005 - 6:50 and 8:50am
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Any proposal to change the state pension system toward a market-based "privatized" approach is sure to be hotly debated.
Ballot Box Budgeting
Mon, Jan 31, 2005 - 6:50 and 8:50am
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The structural budget issues California is wrestling with can be traced to the state's penchant for setting policy through the ballot box.
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