California lawmakers say they expect to be up late working on an $87 billion budget proposal that includes spending cuts, no new taxes and optimistic federal revenue projections. The deliberations come after an unprecedented 99-day delay in passing the state budget. We discuss the budget and its ramifications.
Guests:
John Myers, KQED's Sacramento bureau chief
Jean Ross, executive director for California Budget Project, a public policy research group based in Sacramento
Aaron McLear, press secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Yvonne Walker, president of SEIU, Local 1000 - which represents 95,000 California state workers
Darrell Steinberg, state senator representing California's 6th District, president pro-tempore of the California State Senate and member of the Big 5 leadership group on the budget
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