Fiscal Affairs

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Budget

• Majority-Rule Plan could Break GOP Budget Blockade
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; December 31, 2008
• California readies IOUs -- legislators would be first
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; December 31, 2008
• California lawmakers would top list of state IOUs
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; December 31, 2008
• Budget spiral
  Editorial
  Riverside Press Enterprise; December 31, 2008
• An uglier-than-usual tax shakedown
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 31, 2008
• Schwarzenegger to present budget plan by Jan. 10
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 30, 2008
• California GOP's No Tax-Hike Pledge
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; December 30, 2008
• Shortsightedness Endangers State's Future
  Peter Schrag
  Sacramento Bee; December 30, 2008
• Democrats Say Deal is Very Close
  Dan Smith
  Sacramento Bee; December 28, 2008
• High borrowing fees cost state taxpayers millions
  Judy Lin, Associated Press
  Ventura County Star; December 28, 2008
• Voters May get Chance to Settle Issue of Democrats' Revenue Gambit
  Steven Harmon
  Contra Costa Times; December 26, 2008
• Workers, equipment idle as projects on hold
  Martin Espinoza
  The Press Democrat; December 26, 2008
• Freeze on state grants affects 3 S.D. projects
  Jeff McDonald
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 26,2008
• How to fix the California budget
  Tom Campbell
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 26, 2008
• Governor Presses to Expedite Transportation Projects
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 24, 2008
• California Budget Crisis Shifts By The Minute
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 23, 2008
• Tax Load Already Too Heavy
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 23, 2008
• Wishful Budgets
  Editorial
  Riverside Press Enterprise, December 23, 2008
• Is The Cost Of Veto Worth The Benefit?
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; December 23, 2008
• Convulsion Looms
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 23, 2008
• Governor, Dems Negotiating in Private on Budget
  John Wildermuth
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 23, 2008
• Official Says Calif. Could Be Broke In 2 Months
  Judy Lin, Associated Press
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 22, 2008
• In Budget Crises, States Reluctantly Halt Road Projects
  Jennifer Steinhauer
  New York Times; December 22, 2008
• Governor And Democrats Should Push For A Win In Budget Battle
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; December 22, 2008
• Huge risks, modest rewards for Gov.; Schwarzenegger's budget maneuver puts the state's solvency in jeopardy while he seeks symbolic gains
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; December 21, 2008
• Democrats' Budget Ploy Could Shake Up Balance Of Power In Sacramento
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; December 21, 2008
• Governor's Stimulus Plan Looks Reasonable
  Editorial
  San Jose Mercury News; December 21, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Orders Mass Layoffs, Unpaid Furloughs
  Jordan Rau & Patrick McGreevy
  Los Angeles Times; December 20, 2008
• Governor Orders Layoffs, Unpaid Time Off
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 20, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Orders Furloughs, Layoffs
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 19, 2008
• Schwarzenegger to order furloughs, layoffs
  Dan Smith and Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 19, 2008
• Governor says he'll veto Democrats' deficit proposal
  Steve Wiegand, Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 19, 2008
• Veto Threat Chills Democratic Budget Gambit
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 19, 2008
• Democrats' Plan To Boost Revenue Passes Both Houses, But Schwarzenegger Vows Veto
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; December 19, 2008
• Governor Vows To Veto Lawmakers' Budget
  Matthew Yi, Wyatt Buchanan
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 19, 2008
• State Budget Dance Must End
  Editorial
  Bakersfield Californian; December 19, 2008
• Budget Games Continue As Real Pain Mounts For Californians
  Editorial
  Fresno Bee; December 19, 2008
• A California Budget -- Yes, And No
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; December 19, 2008
• Constitution No Bar To Tax-Hiking Democrats
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 19, 2008
• Governor Joins The Budget Mess
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; December 19, 2008
• Division And Dysfunction Still Reign
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 19, 2008
• A State At Dire Risk
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 19, 2008
• Governor says He will Veto Tax Increase
  Brian Joseph
  Orange County Register; December 18, 2008
• Democratic budget bills go to governor -- and an uncertain fate
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 18, 2008
• Majority-Rule Plan Could Break GOP Budget Blockade
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; December 18, 2008
• California Democrats Devise Plan To Hike Taxes
  Jordan Rau, Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; December 18, 2008
• California Democrats Claim Budget Solution, Governor Unconvinced
  Steve Wiegand and Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; December 18, 2008
• Dems New Budget Plan Adds $9 Billion Revenue
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 18, 2008
• Funding Is Frozen For Public Projects
  Mike Gardener
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 18, 2008
• Democrats Push Bold Budget Plan
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; December 18, 2008
• What Dems are Doing and what it Means to Californians
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 18, 2008
• California Leaders Deepen The Economic Disaster
  Editorial
  San Jose Mercury News; December 18, 2008
• No Cash; State Halts Projects
  Editorial
  Ventura County Star; December 18, 2008
• California Cuts Off $3.8 Billion Funding Over Budget Crisis
  Michael B. Marois and William Selway
  Bloomberg; December 17, 2008
• State halts funding for 2000 public works projects
  Wyatt Buchanan, Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 17, 2008
• California budget crisis spurs freeze on funds for schools, roads
  Jordan Rau and Evan Halper
  Los Angles Times; December 17, 2008
• California Board Halts Financing for Infrastructure Projects
  Jim Carlton
  Wall Street Journal; December 17, 2008
• Construction projects halted
  Tony Bizjak
  Sacramento Bee; December 17, 2008
• With GOP Budget Plan, Who'll Blink First?
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 16, 2008
• GOP Seeks Deep Cuts
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; December 16, 2008
• GOP Budget Plan: Slash $10 Billion From Schools
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle
• Constitutional Convention Is No Easy Fix For California
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 15, 2008
• Targeted Tax Hikes Are Best Way To Cut Deficit
  Jean Ross
  Sacramento Bee; December 15, 2008
• Budgetary meltdown
  Editorial
  Stockton Record; December 15, 2008
• California taxes, California needs
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; December 13, 2008
• Staring Each Other Down Costs $470 A Second
  Diane Hardisty
  Bakersfield Californian; December 12, 2008
• Budget Talks With Schwarzenegger Dead, GOP Leader Says
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 12, 2008
• GOP Leaders Unmoved After Meeting Governor
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle, December 12, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Charge To Tax Commission: End The Roller Coaster Ride
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; December 12, 2008
• State Spending Cuts Are Unavoidable
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 12, 2008
• GOP Tactics Put Whole State At Risk
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; December 12, 2008
• California Budget Deficit Reaches Record $42 Billion
  Michael B. Marois and William Selway
  Bloomberg; December 12, 2008
• S&P Deals California Harsh Hand
  Andrew Ward
  Bond Buyer; December 12, 2008
• State Budget Gap Could Reach $41.8 Billion By 2010
  Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; December 11, 2008
• Governor: Fiscal 'Armageddon' Near
  Matthew Yi
  Sacramento Bee; December 11, 2008
• Strict Spending Cap Is Key To Breaking Impasse Over Budget
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; December 11, 2008
• Fiscal Armageddon Near
  James P. Sweeney
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 11, 2008
• California Budget Woes Whipsaw Highway Contractors
  Jim Wasserman and Jon Ortiz
  Sacramento Bee; December 10, 2008
• Budget Crisis Threatens California Public Works Projects
  Andrew Edwards and Sandra Emerson, Staff Writers
  San Bernardino Sun; December 10, 2008
• GOP has Pro-Business Demand
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; December 10, 2008
• Assembly Speaker Comes To Washington, Looking For California Aid In Stimulus Package
  Frank Davies
  San Jose Mercury News; December 9, 2008
• California Legislature Told Projects Could Be Shut Down
  Steve Wiegand and Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; December 9, 2008
• State Works Projects At Risk In Budget Mess
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 9, 2008
• State pinch may halt $5 billion in projects
  James P. Sweeney
  San Diego Union Tribune; December 9, 2008
• Rare Joint Session Convened On Budget Meltdown
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; December 9, 2008
• California Fiscal Officials Try 'Scared Straight' Approach With Legislature
  Jordan Rau and Patrick McGreevy, Rau and McGreevy
  Los Angeles Times; December 9, 2008
• Worst Deficit News Waits Around The Corner
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 9, 2008
• No Redevelopment Raid
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; December 9, 2008
• Budget Grab
  Editorial
  Riverside Press Tribune; December 9, 2008
• A New California California Constitution?
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; December 9, 2008
• California Headed for Fiscal 'Disaster/ Budget Director Says
  Mike Marois
  Bloomberg; December 8, 2008
• Grim budget briefing for full California legislature
  Jim Christie
  Reuters; December 8, 2008
• State's Official Deficit Figure is Way too Low
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 8, 2008
• Redevelopment Agencies Sue Over $350M Raid
  The Associated Press
  LA Daily News; December 3, 2008
• California May Pay With IOUs for Second Time Since Depression
  Michael B. Marois and William Selway
  Bloomberg; December 5, 2008
• Dems propose simple majority to OK budget
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 4, 2008
• Schwarzenegger: Federal Aid Request No Bailout
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 4, 2008
• Will These Tax Proposals Fix $28 Billion Budget Hole?
  Brian Joseph
  Orange County Register; December 3, 2008
• Stimulus Plan Laudable But Not A Quick Budget Fix
  Judy Lin, Associated Press
  Sacramento Bee; December 3, 2008
• Sacramento Tackles Budget Mess Again
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Daily News; December 3, 2008
• Bailout Bug Hits Some States, Not Others
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 3, 2008
• How To Close The State Deficit Without Taxes
  Peter Schrag
  Sacramento Bee; December 2, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Orders Special Legislative Session
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; December 2, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Declares Fiscal Emergency
  John Wildermuth, Wyatt Buchanan
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 2, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Calls Fiscal Emergency in California
  Michael B. Marois
  Bloomberg; December 1, 2008
• California Fiscal Crisis Spurs Push for Reform
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; December 1, 2008
• New California Legislature Faces An Old Mess
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; December 1, 2008
• New Legislature, Same Old Budget Problem
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; December 1, 2008
• Tax Cure?
  Editorial
  Riverside Press Enterprise; November 29, 2008
• California Proposal to Trim Widening Budget Deficit Defeated
  Michael B. Marois, William Selway
  Bloomberg.com; November 26, 2008
• Legislature Fails to Act On State Budget Crisis
  Evan Halper and Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; November 26, 2008
• Last Ditch Effort Fails to Pass State Budget
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; November 26, 2008
• California Legislators Kill Budget Package, Ensuring more Gridlock
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; November 26, 2008
• 3 California Budget Approaches Fall Short
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; November 24, 2008
• State Should Expand What It Taxes
  Daniel Borenstein
  Sacramento Bee; November 24, 2008
• Foreclosures, Delinquencies Skyrocketing Among 'Prime' Borrowers
  E. Scott Reckard
  Los Angeles Times; November 24, 2008
• Sales Tax Not Best Way To Balance State Budget
  Dean Calbreath
  San Diego Union Tribune; November 23, 2008
• Budget Deal would Include Steeper Car Fees
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; November 21, 2008
• Forget Any Federal Bailout For State
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; November 21, 2008
• System Not Working
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; November 20, 2008
• Crisis? What Crisis?
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle
• Top California GOP Legislator Holds the Line on Taxes
  Jim Carlton
  Wall Street Journal; November 20, 2008
• Assembly Leader Pushes Idea Of State Budget Bailout From Washington D.C.
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; November 20, 2008
• Cut, Don't Tax
  Dave Cogdill, Senate Republican Leader
  Riverside Press Enterprise; November 19, 2008
• Businesses Plan For Possible Rise In Property Tax
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; November 19, 2008
• Budget Woes Leave Lawmakers Only Bad Choices
  Tim Herdt
  Sacramento Bee; November 19, 2008
• Dem Leaders Plea To Congress For Budget Help
  Don Perata, President Pro Tem, California State Senate
  Karen Bass, Speaker, California State Assembly
  Darrell Steinberg, President Pro Tempore-elect, California State Senate
  Sacramento Bee; November 18, 2008
• Our Spendthrift States Don't Need A Bailout
  Steve Malaga
  Wall Street Journal; November 18, 2008
• Ailing businesses fear plan to boost taxes
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 18, 2008
• Deficit is clear, remedy is not
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; November 16, 2008
• Facing Deficits, States Get Out Sharper Knives
  Jennifer Steinhauer
  New York Times; November 16, 2008
• California's Budget Mess gets Worse
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 14, 2008
• Revenge Of The Boxes
  Debra Saunders
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 13, 2008
• It's Worse Than The Governor Thinks
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; November 13, 2008
• Analyst says state deficit may near $28 billion
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 12, 2008
• Legislative analyst sees state finances as 'truly awful'
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; November 12, 2008
• California budget analyst recommends raising car license fee
  Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; November 12, 2008
• Bigger deficit won't crack capitol stalemate
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; November 12, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's furlough plan limited to executive branch
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; November 12, 2008
• Schwarzenegger pushes November budget solution
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; November 12, 2008
• Bring In The Financial Experts
  Phil Angelides, Opinion
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 12, 2008
• 'Crisis' doesn't begin to cover it
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; November 12, 2008
• Quick Fix for State Budget Problems a Long Shot
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 10, 2008
• Tax Overhaul Much Needed but Not Easy
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; November 10, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Call for Tax Hike Brings Him into the Real World
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; November 10, 2008
• As a Road to a Better Economy, an Old Idea Gains Ground
  Richard Simon & Jim Puzzanghera
  Los Angeles Times; November 9, 2008
• A Dire Fiscal Crisis Calls For Strong Action
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; November 9, 2008
• California Budget Battle Looks Like It'll Be A Rerun
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; November 9, 2008
• Sales Tax Increases Not Governor's Only Option for Revenue
  Judy Lin
  San Diego Union Tribune; November 8, 2008
• Budget Meltdown Was Inevitable
  Dan Walters
  November 7, 2008
• A Tough Blueprint To Stem Red Ink
  Kevin Yamamura and Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; November 7, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Tax Plan Has Foes And Fans
  Dale Kasler
  Sacramento Bee; November 7, 2008
• A State Sales Tax Jump Could Backfire
  Mark Zimmerman
  Los Angles Times; November 7, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's call for budget cuts, tax hikes draws catcalls from around the state
  Edwin Garcia
  San Jose Mercury News; November 7, 2008
• Tax Hikes Sought For State
  E.J. Schultz
  Fresno Bee; November 7, 2008
• Analysis: Is Schwarzenegger wise to raise taxes in a bad economy?
  John Woodfolk
  San Jose Mercury News; November 7, 2008
• Massive Budget Deficit Keeps Growing, California's Senate Chief Says
  Kevin Yamamura and Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; November 6, 2008
• Schwarzenegger proposes tax increases, employee furloughs
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; November 06, 2008
• State's finances are heading for a precipice
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee, November 5, 2008
• State Budget Gap Widened Mysteriously
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; November 3, 2008
• 'Miracles' Unlikely In Session On Budget
  James P. Sweeney
  San Diego Union Tribune; November 3, 2008
• Governor, Legislators Need To Go For Big Reform
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; November 3, 2008
• California's budget woes delay the sale of bonds
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; November 1, 2008
• There are many culprits in $10 billion budget mess
  Steve Wiegand
  Sacramento Bee; October 31, 2008
• Time to face twin budget realities
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; October 31, 2008
• Schwarzenegger sees budget 'state of emergency'
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; October 30, 2008
• Time to pursue sweeping changes in budget
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune
• Governor warns of possible $10 billion deficit
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 29, 2008
• Sour economy makes California spending measures iffy
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 29, 2008
• Governor Will Call Special Legislative Session On Budget
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; October 28, 2008
• Governor To Call Post-Election Budget Session
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 28, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Calls Back Legislators for Emergency Budget Session
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; October 28, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Says Budget Gap Tops $3 Billion
  Steve Lawrence
  San Diego Union Tribune; October 28, 2008
• State Ready To Defy Judge On Prison Hospitals
  Bob Egelko
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 28, 2008
• Taxpayers Eventually Could Pay As CalPERS Loses Billions
  Dale Kasler and Jon Ortiz
  Sacramento Bee; October 23, 2008
• CalPERS Looks To Shore Up Assets
  Craig Karmin, Justin Scheck, Rhonda L. Rundle, Jennifer Levitz
  Wall Street Journal; October 23, 2008
• Sour Economy Hits California Lottery Too
  Patrick McGreevy
  Los Angles Times; October 23, 2008
• Governor considers special session on deficit
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 22, 2008
• Lame duck budget session likely
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 21, 2008
• Wait till after Nov. 4 is new budget strategy
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 21, 2008
• Voters also complicit in state budget disaster
  Peter Schrag
  Sacramento Bee; October 21, 2008
• State Faces New Budget Shortfalls
  Richard Fausset and Nicholas Riccardi
  Los Angeles Times; October 19, 2008
• Investors Loan State $5 Billion To Fund Budget
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 17, 2008
• California Breathes Deep
  Andrew Ward
  Bond Buyer; October 17, 2008
• California Saved by Mom, Pop as Rates `Choke' Issuers
  Jeremy R. Cooke and William Selway
  Bloomberg; October 17, 2008
• California Increases Offering Twice To Meet Demand For Munis
  Michael Aneiro
  Wall Street Journal; October 17, 2008
• Economic turmoil puts municipal bonds, projects in a bind
  Kim Murphy
  Los Angeles Times; October 17, 2008
• California Leaders Dither As The Fiscal Picture Grows Bleaker And Bleaker
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; October 16, 2008
  
• State Leaders Avert Cash Crisis -- For Now
  Judy Lin
  San Diego Union Tribune; October 16, 2008
• State Sells Nearly $4 Billion In Bonds
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 16, 2008
• Investors snatch up California IOUs
  Tom Petruno
  Los Angeles Times; October 16, 2008
• California lifts IOU sale to $5 billion and sets final yields
  Los Angeles Times; October 16, 2008
• California Boosts Notes Sale; Yields Lure Individuals
  Michael Marois
  Bloomberg; October 16, 2008
• A State Living Hand-To-Mouth
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; October 16, 2008
• California Brings $4B to Market
  Michael Scarchilli
  Bond Buyer; October 15, 2008
• California Finds Buyers for Its Debt, Including Schwarzenegger
  Jeremy R. Cooke and Michael B. Marois
  Bloomberg; October 15, 2008
• Investors Buy Nearly $1.84 Billion In State Notes
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 15, 2008
• 'Excellent' Start For State Bond Sale
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 15, 2008
• California bonds hit the market
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; Oct. 14, 2008
• California Selling Short-Term Notes at Higher Yields
  Jeremy R. Cooke
  Bloomberg; October 14, 2008
• Republicans Do Have A Revenue Problem, Veteran Bill Lockyer Says
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; October 13, 2008
• CalPERS Could Ease State's Crisis
  Marcia Fritz, Opinion
  Sacramento Bee, October 11, 2008
• Buy State Bonds, Schwarzenegger Urges
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 10, 2008
• Municipal Issuers Make Case; Petition Fed for Commercial Paper
  Patrick Temple-West
  Bond Buyer; October 10, 2008
• Tax hikes by other names
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; October 10, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Tells Paulson Fed Rescue Is Working
  Michael B. Marois
  Bloomberg; October 10, 2008
• Credit Crisis Means States May Need Help From Federal Treasury
  Justin Ewers
  U.S. News and World Report; October 9, 2008
• California May Not Need Emergency Funds, Schwarzenegger Says
  Justin Scheck
  Wall Street Journal; October 9, 2008
• Economist.com: No Money To Pay Bills
  Economist.com; October 9, 2008
• Federal debt-purchasing program may exclude states
  Marc Lifsher
  Los Angeles Times Staff Writer; October 9, 2008
• State's leaders deal with new budget problems
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 9, 2008
• California seeking short-term loan to get by
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 9, 2008
• State Budget: The Deficit That Never Seems To End
  Anthony York
  Capitol Weekly; October 9, 2008
• California Leaders Seek Answers To Credit Crunch
  Randal C. Archibold
  New York Times; October 9, 2008
• California's new budget already $1 billion in the red
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; October 8, 2008
• Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders talk finances
  Juliet Williams
  San Diego Union Tribune; October 8, 2008
• Fiscal News Grows Worse For California
  Kevin Yamaura
  Sacramento Bee; October 8, 2008
• California, States Eye U.S. Commercial Paper Plan
  Michael McDonald and Jerry Hart
  Bloomberg; October 8, 2008
• Fed's CP Plan Draws Interest of States
  Patrick Temple-West and Michelle Kaske
  Bond Buyer; October 8, 2008
• Perata says state may face 'another $15 billion to $18 billion deficit'
  Anthony York
  Capitol Weekly; October 7, 2008
• More bad news for California's budget
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; October 7, 2008
• Cash-Strapped California Looks To Its Pension Funds
  Jon Ortiz
  Sacramento Bee; October 7, 2008
• Governor May Call Special Session To Deal With Rising Deficit
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; October 7, 2008
• Leaders may Call Lawmakers into Emergency Session as New State Budget Plunges
  Evan Halper & Michael Rothfeld
  Los Angeles Times; October 7, 2008
• Even with Loan, California Finances are Upside-Down
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 7, 2008
• Schwarzenegger May Seek Emergency Budget Session
  Michael B. Marois
  Bloomberg; October 7, 2008
• State's Crazy Tax System Needs an Overhaul
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 6, 2008
• State's Can of Worms Budget may be Reopened
  Phillip Matier & Andrew Ross
  San Francisco Chronicle; October 5, 2008
• California Hopes Washington Brings Credit Relief
  Jim Carlton, Bobby White, Gabriel Kahn and Ethan Smith
  Wall Street Journal; October 4, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Says Federal Loan to State an Option
  Michael B. Marois
  Bloomberg; October 3, 2008
• Schwarzenegger To U.S.: State May Need $7-Billion Loan
  Marc Lifsher and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
  Los Angeles Times; October 3, 2008
• Business Tax Gimmickry Makes A Return
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 3, 2008
• California Low In Getting Federal Bucks
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 2, 2008
• California Feeling Credit Crisis, Treasurer Warns
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; October 2, 2008
• California starts to feel crunch of tightening credit
  Michael Gardner and Craig Gustafson
  San Diego Union Tribune; October 2, 2008
• State of California urges market fix before it runs out of cash
  John Woolfolk
  San Jose Mercury News; October 2, 2008
• Wall Street Woes Affect State's Loans
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; October 1, 2008
• GOP Lawmakers Hide Behind Anti-Tax Facade
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 26, 2008
• Reforms Needed To Avoid Repeat Of Budget Fiasco
  Steve Harmon
  Contra Costa Times; September 24, 2008
• Budget Signed, Schwarzenegger Sets Sights on Redistricting, Other Changes
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; September 24, 2008
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs $145-Billion California Budget
  Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; September 24, 2008
• Budget is Signed Following Long Delay
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; September 24, 2008
• California Budget may Already be Upside-Down
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 24, 2008
• How the Governor's Rainy-Day Fund would Work
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; September 24, 2008
• Details from the New Budget
  Editorial
  Sacarmento Bee; September 24, 2008
• California Budget Agreement was No Compromise
  Marty Hittelman
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 24, 2008
• Schwarzenegger signs record-late state budget
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; September 23, 2008
• State Has A Budget, But Same Old Problems Remain
  Editorial
  LA Daily News; September 23, 2008
• Better Budgets?
  Editorial
  Press Enterprise; September 23, 2008
• Blame All The Players For The Gimmicky Budget
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; September 22, 2008
• Reform California's Budget Process
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 22, 2008
• Democrats Take Aim At Budget Vote Margin
  Aurelio Rojas
  Sacramento Bee; September 22, 2008
• Budget Problems Expected Again Next Summer
  Matthew Yi, Michael Cabanatuan
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 22, 2008
• Budget Aside, The State's Financial Trauma Is Just Getting Started
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; September 21, 2008
• Two-Thirds? Yes
  Editorial
  Press Enterprise; September 21, 2008
• Budget Drama Should Be Only First Act
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; September 21, 2008
• California Democrats Swallow Bitter Pill On Budget
  Steve Harmon
  Contra Costa Times; September 20, 2008
• Calif. Spending Plan Promises More Budget Battles
  Judy Lin
  Press Enterprise; September 20, 2008
• California's Costly Budget
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; September 20, 2008
• Curtain Comes Down As Budget Farce In Sacramento
  Editorial
  San Jose Mercury News; September 20, 2008
• A Shameful 'Solution'
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 19, 2008
• Revised State Budget Is Still A Sham
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 19, 2008
• Sacramento's Budget Brawl Assures Mutual Destruction
  George Skelton
  LA Times; September 18, 2008
• Budget Remedy Posed To Governor
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; September 18, 2008
• Overriding Schwarzenegger's Promised Budget Veto Won't Be Simple
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; September 18, 2008
• California Legislators Soften Stance On Budget Veto Override
  Evan Halper and Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; September 18, 2008
• Lockyer Lambastes California Budget Accord
  Rich Saskal
  Bondbuyer; September 17, 2008
• Budget Veto Will Send A Strong Message
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; September 17, 2008
• Legislative Analyst Warns State Faces Even Bigger Budget Mess
  Susan Herendeen
  Modesto Bee; September 17, 2008
• State Budget Relies On Sham Revenue
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 16, 2008
• Compromise Budget Skips Long-Term Solutions
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; September 16, 2008
• Democrats Back Off on Demand for New Taxes to Balance California Budget
  Evan Halper & Patrick McGreevy
  Los Angeles Times; September 15, 2008
• Lehman Files Biggest Bankruptcy Case as Suitors Balk
  Yalman Onaran and Christopher Scinta
  Bloomberg; September 15, 2008
• Budget Surrender Is A Mistake
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 15, 2008
• State Budget Impasse Tough on Public Schools
  Nanette Asimov
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 12, 2008
• Are Californians overtaxed? It's not an open-and-shut case
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; September 11, 2008
• Budget Drills Underscore Dysfunction
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 9, 2008
• Senate Democrats Reject GOP Proposal For Ending California Budget Impasse
  Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times; September 9, 2008
• GOP Budget Rejected, Impasse Continues
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; September 9, 2008
• Budget Crisis Burdens Everyone In California
  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
  Sacramento Bee; September 8, 2008
• Deukmejian Traded Away Budget Curbs
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 8, 2008
• State needs more stable property, sales tax allocation
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; September 7, 2008
• Care Providers in Crisis as Budget Impasse Drags On
  Evan Halper & Molly Hennessy-Fiske
  Los Angeles Times; September 4, 2008
• State Budget Impasse Already Threatens $12 Billion In Payments
  John Howard
  Capitol Weekly, September 4, 2008
• California Needs a Budget Now, So Save Reform for Later
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; September 4, 2008
• All Three Budgets Would Create Future Deficits
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; September 3, 2008
• Even GOP Lawmakers Can't Balance This Budget
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; September 3, 2008
• Drop in Sales Tax Revenue Hitting Cities
  Tanya Mannes
  San Diego Union Tribune; September 2, 2008
• Historic Failure On State Budget
  Edwin Garcia
  San Jose Mercury News; September 1, 2008
• California Enters Uncharted Territory With No Budget
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; September 1, 2008
• State Lawmakers Break Record For Late Budget
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; September 1, 2008
• Republicans Proposed Borrowing, Cuts to Balance California Budget
  Evan Halper & Patrick McGreevy
  Los Angeles Times; August 31, 2008
• State Republicans Reveal Budget Plan
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; August 30, 2008
• Why Borrowing For Budget Is Bad
  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
  Orange County Register; August 28,2008
• Confronted By Realities, Schwarzenegger Turns To Tax Hike
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; August 25, 2008
• California's Borrowing Orgy Unlikely To End Soon
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; August 25, 2008
• GOP Spending A Major Player In California Budget Gap
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; August 22, 2008
• California's Ballot Billions
  Mark Paul
  Los Angeles Times; August, 21, 2008
• Court rejects California's Medi-Cal cuts
  Kevin Yamamura and Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; August 20, 2008
• Democrats vow to change two-thirds requirement
  Steven Harmon
  Contra Costa Times; August 19, 2008
• California Nightmare for the Global Economy?
  Peter Navarro
  San Francisco Chronicle; August 15, 2008
• California Plan could be Major Boon to Subprime Lenders
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times: August 14, 2008
• Prison Overseer, $8 Billion from Med Facilities
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; August 14, 2008
• Two-Week Reprieve - California Gets Time to Decide on Deal
  Rich Saskal
  Bond Buyer; August 12, 2008
• GOP Leader: Cuts Alone Won't Close Budget Gap
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; August 9, 2008
• California Can Pay Workers Into October, Controller Says
  Evan Halper and Michael Rothfeld
  Los Angeles Times; August 6, 2008
• Strapped California Eyes Local-Level Windfall, But Counties, Cities Intend To Keep It
  Jim Miller
  Press Enterprise; August 6, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Trip from Tax Cuts to Tax Hike
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; August 6, 2008
• Democrats' Tax Plan has too Many Gimmicks
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; August 6, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Proposed Sales Tax Hike Finds Few Fans
  Dale Kasler
  Sacramento Bee; Agust 6, 2008
• Governor Proposes One-Cent Sales Tax Increase
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; August 5, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Proposes Sales Tax Increase
  Jim Sanders
  Sacramento Bee; August 5, 2008
• Governor Proposes Sales Tax Increase
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; August 5, 2008
• Sales Tax Hike on the Table
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; August 5, 2008
• Job loss, business impacts seen in proposed sales tax hike
  John Howard
  Capitol Weekly; August 5, 2008
• Time to End Two-Thirds Vote on Budget
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; August 4, 2008
• State Agencies Spare Many from Schwarzegger Ax
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; August 4, 2008
• Governor Signs Order To Slash Pay, Positions; Faces Defiance
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; August 1, 2008
• Governor Orders Layoffs, Heavy Pay Cuts
  Mathew Yi;
  San Francisco Chronicle; August 1, 2008
• Self-Inflicted Budget Wounds
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; July 30, 2008
• Hard Times Call For Tough Decisions
  Editorial
  The Sun; July 30, 2008
• Governor Delays Order Cutting Workers' Pay In State Budget Battle
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; July 29, 2008
• The Needs of Transit For Gas Tax Money
  Rachel Gordon
  San Francisco Chronicle: July 29, 2008
• L.A. Officials: Don't Raid Local Funds
  Troy Anderson
  Los Angeles Daily News; July 28, 2008
• State Pay Cut is Not Governor's Call, Legal Aide Says
  John Hill
  Sacramento Bee; July 26, 2008
• Governor, Controller Clash on Pay-Cut Plan
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; July 26, 2008
• The Law Backs Schwarzenegger's Pay-Cut Plan
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; July 26, 2008
• Governor's Pay-Cut Plan For State Workers Is Just Another Gimmick
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; July 25, 2008
• Controller Says He Won't Cut Workers' Wages
  Mathew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; July 25, 2008
• Analysis: Thursday's Outcry From State Workers Over Pay May Be Just What Governor Wanted
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; July 25, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Plays With Pay
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; July 25, 2008
• Minimum-Wage Rollback A Minimally Smart Idea
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; July 25, 2008
• Governor Might Not Be Serious, But Problem Is
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; July 25, 2008
• Practical Vs. Radical
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune; July 25, 2008
• A Stunt Man Governor
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; July 25, 2008
• Budget Impasse Shouldn't Hurt State Employees
  Editorial
  San Jose Mercury News; July 25, 2008
• Budget First, Then Reform
  Editorial
  Stockton Record; July 25, 2008
• Governor Plans to Slash State Workers' Pay
  John Wildermuth
  San Francisco Chronicle; July 24, 2008
• Governor Set to Slash State Workers' Pay
  Kevin Yamamura & Jon Ortiz
  Sacramento Bee; July 24, 2008
• Schwarzenegger seeks to slash state workers' pay till budget passes
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; July 24, 2008
• Some See Taxing More Services As Way To Ease California Budget Crunch
  Dale Kasler
  Sacramento Bee; July 20, 2008
• Legislature Considers Raiding Voter-Approved Funds
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; July 18, 2008
• State legislators consider increasing income taxes on the wealthy
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times.; July 18, 2008
• Where Does All That State Money Go?
  John G. Matsusaka
  Los Angeles Times; July 17, 2008
• California As No. 1
  Editorial
  Wall Street Journal; July 17, 2008
• Speaker Karan Bass: Balancing the state's budget – and saving its soul
  Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
  Sacramento Bee; July 13, 2008
• Self-Taxation Costs The State Millions Of Dollars
  Andrea Wieland
  Capitol Weekly; July 11, 2008
• California Voters Can't Handle the Truth
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; July 10, 2008
• Some Look To Redevelopment Taxes To Help Close State Budget Gap
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; July 8, 2008
• California's Fiscal Woes Largely of its Own Making
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; July 7, 2008
• Most Californians, Especially Lawmakers, won't Feel Impact of Budget Delay
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; July 7, 2008
• This Budget isn't Like Earlier Ones
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; July 7, 2008
• Calif. Budget Deficit Turns Spotlight On Prop. 13
  Steve Lawrence
  San Diego Union Tribune; July 2, 2008
• California Will Pay For Another Late Budget
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; July 1, 2008
• State Running Out Of Cash
  Timm Herdt
  Ventura County Star; June 25, 2008
• Governor's Bond Plans Add To Debt
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; June 22, 2008
• Budget Obstinacy
  Editorial
  Press Enterprise; June 20, 2008
• Is The Business Property Tax Also Untouchable?
  Peter Schrag
  Sacramento Bee; June 18, 2008
• California Treasurer's Office Offers Warning Against Lottery Debts
  Rick Saskal
  Bond Buyer; June 17, 2008
• California Legislature Facing Long Budget Deadlock
  Steve Lawrence, Associated Press
  InsideBayarea.com; June 16, 2008
• Two Governors, Same California Budget Mess
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; June 15, 2008
• Pete Wilson, the Negotiator
  Greg Lucas
  Los Angeles Times; June 15, 2008
• Pat Brown, the Big-Government Man
  Ethan Rarick
  Los Angeles Times; June 15, 2008
• Earl Warren, the Independent
  Jim Newton
  Los Angeles Times; June 15, 2008
• Ronald Reagan, the Pragmatist
  Lou Cannon
  Los Angeles Times; June 15, 2008
• Angst Rises As Sales Tax Falls
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; June 13, 2008
• New Reform Group Offers Plan To End Deficit Spending By California
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; June 12, 2008
• Voters Want No New Taxes
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; June 11, 2008
• Voters Back Cuts but don't Know what to Slice
  John Wildermuth
  San Francisco Chronicle; June 10, 2008
• Voters Prefer Cut to Taxes Poll Says
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury news; June 10, 2008
• Budget Games: While Sacramento Dithers, California Suffers
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Daily News; June 9, 2008
• Learning to live with Prop. 13
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; June 9, 2008
• Prop. 13 has a timely anniversary
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; June 8, 2008
• Prop. 13 did everything it promised, and more
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; June 8, 2008
• Prop. 13 30 years old
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; June 8, 2008
• Gas taxes giving states a boost
  Shannon McCaffrey
  Los Angeles Daily News; June 8, 2008
• Tax Hikes in Democrats' Budget
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; June 6, 2008
• Dems want to Borrow from Lottery to Help Close Budget Deficit
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; June 6, 2008
• 300 at San Jose Hearing Decry Proposed State Budget Cuts
  Sandra Gonzales
  San Jose Mercury news; June 6, 2008
• Parties Far Apart On Fixing California's Budget Deficit
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; June 6, 2008
• State Agency: Solve The Budget Crisis By Raising Taxes
  Brian Joseph
  Orange County Register; June 6, 2008
• Side-By-Side Comparison Of Budget Plans
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; June 6, 2008
• More Debt Seen for California Schools
  Rich Saskal
  Bond Buyer; June 2, 2008
• Like the State Deficit? GOP Says, have Some
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; June 2, 2008
• S.F. shows how to cure budgetary headache
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; June 2, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Lottery Proposal Not Such an Easy Sell After All
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; June 1, 2008
• Soaring payroll stymies 'reformer' governor
  Erin McCormick
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 28, 2008
• Discipline is needed to fix state budget
  Assemblyman Roger Niello
  Sacramento Bee; May 25, 2008
• California Budget 101: What went wrong, when
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; May 25, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Budget Gamble
  Michelle Steel
  Los Angeles Times; May 23, 2008
• Governor Garners Little Support for Plan to Use Lottery to Fix Budget
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 22, 2008
• Voters Sour on Governor but Like his Reform Idea
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee; May 22, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's Lottery Plan Lacks Support
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; May 22, 2008
• California Voters could be Swayed on Tax Hike, Poll Finds
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; May 22, 2008
• Tax Reform Gets A Boost From California's Budget Crisis
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; May 21, 2008
• Reframe Budget Talks
  Senator Jim Battin
  Press Enterprise; May 21, 2008
• California's Budget Is A Thing Of Shreds And Patches
  Peter Schrag Column
  Sacramento Bee; May 21; 2008
• California Lottery Officials Expect Revenues to Drop 8 Percent
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; May 21, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Deficit-Reduction Plan Flawed: LAO Report
  Bond Buyer; May 20, 2008
• Legislative Analyst Says Schwarzenegger's Budget Plan Is Overly Optimistic
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; May 20, 2008
• Analyst Calls Lottery Gamble Too Optimistic
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 20, 2008
• A Nonpartisan Voice Joins A Chorus Of Critics
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; May 20, 2008
• Governor's Lottery Budget Plan Could Shortchange Education, State Analyst Says
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; May 20, 2008
• Schwarzenegger Makes A Bad Lottery Bet
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; May 20, 2008
• It's time for straight talk on budget from the voters
  George Skelton
  Los Angeles Times; May 19, 2008
• Social cost seen in Schwarzenegger's plan to boost lottery sales
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; May 18, 2008
• A winning bet on lottery money for Schwarzenegger?
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; May 18, 2008
• Tough Choices
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 18 2008
• Bad state budget bet
  Editorial
  Sacramento Bee; May 18, 2008
• Governor's patchwork budget sidesteps structural reforms
  Editorial
  Contra Costa Times; May 17, 2008
• Higher Taxes Put On Table
  Jim Miller
  Press Enterprise; May 16, 2008
• Once Again, Schwarzenegger Wimps Out
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee; May 16, 2008
• Governor's Big Gamble With The Budget
  Matthew Yi, Cecilia Vega
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 15, 2008
• Will Gamble Pay Off?
  Hank Shaw
  Recordnet.com; May 15, 2008
• Q&A: How The Lottery Proposal Would Work
  Dan Smith
  Sacramento Bee; May 15, 2008
• Lawmakers Take Aim At Budget
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; May 15, 2008
• Tough Budget Decision Shifted To Voters
  Kevin Yamamura
  May 15, 2008; Sacramento Bee
• Budget gimmickry or innovation
  Opinion
  Los Angeles Times; May 15, 2008
• California still has a spending problem
  Dan Wientraub
  Los Angeles Daily Breeze; May 15, 2008
• If State's Number don't Come Up, Bet on a Sales Tax Hike
  Evan Halper & Jordan Rau
  Los Angles Times; May 14, 2008
• Governor Eyes Lottery Profits to Fix State Budget
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 14, 2008
• Schwarzenegger to Propose Lottery Borrowing to Ease Deficit
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; May 14, 2008
• Sale of Lottery Bonds Sought
  Juliet Williams
  San Diego Union Tribune; May 14, 2008
• California Confronts a Budget Deficit with more Gimmicks
  Dan Walters
  Sacarmento Bee; May 14, 2008
• Reactions to the May budget
  Shane Goldmacher
  Sacramento Bee; May 14, 2008
• California deficit still anyone's guess
  Mike Zapler
  San Jose Mercury News; May 8, 2008
• California Officials Looking at Raw Deal by August to Head Off Cash Crunch
  Rick Saskal
  Bond Buyer; May 7, 2008
• New Views, Please
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune; May 7, 2008
• Service Taxes Just Might Work
  Editorial
  Los Angeles Times; May 6, 2008
• California may run out of cash by August
  Judy Lin
  Sacramento Bee; May 6, 2008
• Don’t Buy That The State Is Going Broke
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; May 5, 2008
• Gov.'s Staff Exploring New Taxes
  Evan Halper
  LA Times; May 2, 2008
• San Francisco Chronicle: State of debt
  Editorial
  San Francisco Chronicle; May 1, 2008
• Taxes are driving Californians out
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; May 1, 2008
• Taxing services does us a disservice
  Editorial
  Orange County Register; May 1, 2008
• State budget: Stop complaining, start compromising
  Editorial
  Santa Cruz Sentinel; May 1, 2008
• Budget Bombshell
  Matthew Yi
  San Francisco Chronicle; April 30, 2008
• Analysis: Governor's Deficit Estimate Rises to $20 Billion
  Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; April 30, 2008
• State Budget ‘$20 Billion Out Of Whack’
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune; April 29, 2008
• Dan Walters offers blueprint for closing budget gap
  Sacramento Bee; April 27, 2008
• Budget Deficit Now Put at $10 Billion
  Judy Lin & Kevin Yamamura
  Sacramento Bee; April 25, 2008
• Falling corporate profits gouge a wider hole in California budget
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times; April 16, 2008
• State Fails to Carry Out Schwarzenegger's Big Land Selloff
  Steve Geissinger
  Contra Costa Times; April 13, 2008
• States are Hit Hard by Economic Downturn
  Keith B. Richburg & Ashley Surdin
  Washington Post; April 1, 2008
• Subprime Crisis Hits Governments
  Daniel Borenstein Column
  Contra Costa Times; April 1, 2008
• Face the budget crisis: Local governments must bite a very difficult bullet
  Fresno Bee; March 19, 2008
• State's school districts prepare for cuts, layoffs
  Jason Song, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
  Los Angeles Times; March 18, 2008
  
• As the Economy Falters, So Do State Budgets
  Jennifer Steinhauer
  New York Times; March 17, 2008
  
• State Democrats determined to raise taxes
  Evan Halper
  Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2008
  
• UC system won't curb enrollment to offset decreased state funding
  Tanya Sierra
  San Diego Union-Tribune; February 29, 2008
• Budget crisis puts the governor at a turning point
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee, February 26, 2008
• Increase tuition now, pay even more later
  Editorial
  Modesto Bee, February 8, 2008
• Budget reform needed before health care reform
  Editorial
  Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 1, 2008
• Folly of 'Across-The-Board' Budget Cuts
  Tom McClintock
  Orange County Register, January 31, 2008
• California Needs a Rainy Day
  Gray Davis
  Los Angeles Times, January 22, 2008
• Budget squeeze falls unfairly on state's higher education
  Editorial
  San Jose Mercury News, January 21, 2008
• The 'something for nothing' state
  Mark Paul
  Los Angeles Times January 20, 2008
• State needs stable, reliable budgeting
  Pete Wilson
  Sacramento Bee, January 19, 2008
• Schwarzenegger's idea would help tame deficits
  Daniel Weintraub
  Sacramento Bee, January 17, 2008
• Cuts-Only Budget Is Not The Answer
  Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez
  Sacramento Bee, January 16, 2008
• State Lawmakers Must Develop Effective Long-Term Solutions To The State’s Budget Deficit
  Stockton Record, January 16, 2008
• State Fund Fight Looms: Cal State System Braces for Trims
  Mark Petix
  San Bernardino Sun, January 15, 2008
• Review warns of forfeiting $1.5 billion in federal money
  David Whitney
  Sacramento Bee, January 15, 2008
• Arkansas shines to Arnold as a budget model
  Aaron C. Davis
  The Associated Press, January 12, 2008
• Deep cuts, closures across the state at heart of budget plan
  Evan Halper and Jordan Rau
  Los Angeles Times, January 10, 2008
• Penny-pinching budget targets lawmakers - governor, too
  John Howard
  Capitol Weekly, January 10, 2008
• It's broken. Fix it: Dems should heed Chiang, Lockyer
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune, January 10, 2008
• The state budget: California never cut up the credit card
  Greg Lucas
  San Francisco Chronicle, January 6, 2008
• A road map to state's fiscal mess
  Dan Walters
  Sacramento Bee, January 4, 2008
• Smoke and mirrors won’t balance the budget – it’s time to face facts
  Dick Ackerman
  Capitol Weekly, January 3, 2008
• More voters trust governor than legislators to fix deficit
  Aurelio Rojas
  Sacramento Bee, December 28, 2007
• Voters think taxes need to be raised to trim budget gap
  Ed Mendel
  San Diego Union Tribune, December 28, 2007
• Pinch State Pennies on a Priority Basis
  Bob Stone and Rick Cole
  Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2007
• California Takes Fiscal-Stress Test
  Jim Carlton
  Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2007
• Third Major Report Finds State Budget Deficits
  Andrew Welsh-Huggins
  Associated Press, December 19, 2007
• California's Leaders Must Resolve the State's Ongoing Budget Crisis
  Stockton Record, December 19, 2007
• Seeing Red: State Budget Crisis Even Worse than Reported
  Editorial
  San Diego Union Tribune, December 17, 2007
• Fiscal Triage Needed to Stop Flow of Red Ink
  George Skelton Capitol Journal
  Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2007
• Snake Oil in the Valley of Debt II
  Leo Sears
  Times-Standard; November 30, 2007
• Easy fixes got us into this budget mess
  John Laird
  Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2007
• Daniel Weintraub: It's time for the governor to fix budget for good
  Sacramento Bee, November 18, 2007
• Dan Walters: Fiscal woes becoming ever deeper
  Sacramento Bee, November 15, 2007
• Janis R. Hirohama: 'Hybrid democracy' hamstrings state
  Sacramento Bee, November 2, 2007