Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis

By JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all. Today, California is unable to pay its bills, and Schwarzenegger finds himself mired in the worst financial crisis in decades and in a race against the clock to deliver on his promise to "end the crazy deficit spending." FILE - This July 1, 2009 shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listening to a question concerning his declaration of a fiscal emergency at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers failed to solve the state's whopping $24.3 billion deficit by the start of the new fiscal year. That prevents the Legislature from taking action... [read full story]                    

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