As We See It: New low for state

So it's come to this: the federal government wants to step in and run six California state parks. Or this: As of today, unless a last-minute budget deal is put together, local government programs and local vendors who do state business will be paid in IOUs. Perhaps, you, the reader, the taxpayer, have wearied reading about how legislators are trying to close a $24.3 billion budget gap. Perhaps you've also gotten tired of hearing about how the governor and Republicans will not accept higher taxes to help close the gap, and how Democrats are unwilling to sign off on a drastic series of spending cuts that will affect many needy Californians. Stalemate. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal... [read full story]                    

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